Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron MenEveryday, American submariners go below the waves for months at a time on submarine patrols. Steel Boats – Iron Men is the only film where the US Navy allowed filmmakers to go down with them. The film presents a never before seen look inside a state of the art nuclear powered submarine on patrol. It shows, in extraordinary detail, the daily ordinary and extraordinary lives of submariners. You will see things in this film that you have never seen before. The filmmakers also spent time trying to understand the character and personality that allows someone to become a submariner. They looked at training, family life, background, etc. The viewer visits a ” wet trainer” at Sub School to see what these submariners must endure before they ever climb inside one of these remarkable ships. Who are these men, who live confined in a steel tube deep in the ocean for months at a time, surrounded by a hostile environment, in constant danger? What do they do and why do they do it? Steel Boats: Iron Men ran on primetime public television and received one of the highest ratings of the year. Now you can enjoy this experience at home. 
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Review by M. A. Ramos for Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron Men
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This short documentary of just under an hour gives you a very brief history of the submarine service and an introduction into what it takes to become and live on a US. Nuclear submarine. There is some filming of the crew and operations with a couple of drills on a SSN. This brief glimpse is amazing considering how the service does not wish to share information on a weapon system that relies on secrecy. Having been on a nuclear submarine I can tell you that they filmed on an actual boat and if you are interested in modern submarines this is worth watching for the brief glimpse into that world.
Review by AgHauler for Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron Men
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The photo used on the cover of this DVD would lead one to believe it covers the Fleet Class subs of WW2. They really should have used a Nuclear Sub photo for the cover as that is the main focus of this DVD. The Nuclear Sub footage was probably filmed in the 1970′s I guess so the “look” is somewhat dated. Why someone has never obtained the “Silent Service” TV Series (true stories of WW2 Sub action) from NBC, restored it and made it available to the public is beyond me. Price was right though for a somewhat dated look into subs.
Review by Pirate54 for Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron Men
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I am always interested in the history and the workings of mililary operations. The DVD movie is a good representation of submarine history. Many often forget that after Pearl Harbor, the ‘Silent Service’ was the main means of defense in the Pacific until the fleet could be rebuilt. Or that Rickover was the father of our present nuclear navy. A navy that kept this world safe during the Cold War.
The music CD is a pleasant surprise. My wife enjoys that. We both enjoy Mozart.
Review by CoolFatDog for Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron Men
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Although it is a bit short in length, this is a good documentary on subs, including some discussion of strategy.
Review by G. Wayne Hild for Submarine: Steel Boats – Iron Men
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This video is a basic introduction to life on & in a nuclear submarine. It does touch & I mean touch lightly upon the earlier WW subs & some basic statistics about how they performed such a great part in the war against japan. If you are interested in a light glimpse into the nuclear sub except where only the priveledged are allowed then buy this dvd.