William Craig Reed is the author of Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War (Morrow, 2010). In his distinguished U.S. Navy career, he served as a recon diver, a submarine weapons technician, and a special operations photographer on nuclear fast-attack submarines. He earned commendations for completing top-secret operations during the Cold War. 

     A former vice president and director for the Silicon Valley American Marketing Association, he is also the author of the thriller DNA and the memoir Crazy Ivan: A True Story of Submarine Espionage. Reed lives in Silicon Valley, CA.

PRAISE FOR RED NOVEMBER

“This is an astonishing and important book. With its new disclosures about covert submarine operations during the Cold War, and especially its eye-opening account of what really happened at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Red November is a book that anyone with an interest in espionage or clandestine naval operations should read.”

—George Friedman, author of America’s Secret War and The Next 100 Years, chairman of Stratfor

“If Tom Clancy had turned The Hunt for Red October into a nonfiction thriller, Red November might be the result. Here is the full-throttle and riveting story of espionage, secret missions, and the never-before-told tales of submariners on the front lines of a clandestine war. Not to be missed!” —James Rollins, author of The Doomsday Key

“Red November delivers the real life feel and fears of submariners who risked their lives to keep the peace.  Smart, detailed, and highly entertaining, this is a story everyone should read.  I live in a submarine town and I can tell you, men who live underwater for 90 days at time, ferrying nuclear weapons, are unsung heroes.  My hat is off to Craig Reed for telling their story.” —Steve Berry, author of The Paris Vendetta

 

“Red November is palpably gripping and packs the excitement of a real-life thriller. I felt like I was literally on-board a submarine in the middle of a hair-raising mission and on the brink of World War III.”  —David Morrell, author of The Spy Who Came for Christmas