The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of The
            
             Kremlin Tom Clancy
            
            
            
             There are many fictional books written to be enjoyed for their
            
             contents. However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is
            
             sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. Tom
            
             Clancy is an author of many books concerning the military. He is one of
            
             the most outstanding authors for writing fictional novels to do with
            
             military. His novels The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of The
            
             Kremlin provide insights which will capture the imagination of many
            
             readers. Using historical facts, references to real military hardware and
            
             believable characters, Tom Clancy is able to develop believable plots.
            
            
            
             Tom Clancy's insight into history allowed him to write a very
            
             realistic and therefore believable plot. His use of historical events
            
             which actually took place and were incorporated into his stories allowed
            
             him to enhance motives for the fictional conflict. Many people who lost
            
             trust and belief in the Communist system defected to the United States and
            
             other countries. Through use of historical facts such as defection in The
            
             Hunt for Red October (THRO), Clancy is able to advance his plot.
            
             Defections for political reasons happened quite often during the Cold War.
            
             There were many defections in history starting back in World War II when
            
             famous people like Albert Einstein defected to the use because the Germans
            
             discriminated again him being Jewish (pg. 124-5, Vol. 9 Funk & Wagnalls
            
             Encyclopedia). The more recent occurance of defection to the US of a high
            
             ranking deputy chief of staff del Pi¤o DЎaz happened in 1987 (pg. 24, "A
            
             flight to freedom"). Ramius was the main character in the novel who
            
             decided to defect. The character helps Clancy to develop reasons for which
            
             such a high ranking commander would defect and later cause conflict to
            
             occur between the U.S. and Soviet Union. The use of...