Submarine: Steel Boats - Iron Men

Real life aboard a nuclear attack submarine is captured in this vivid documentary. The film explores the challenges faced by its select crew, 130 officers and personnel chosen in part for their ability to endure the cramped confines of an underwater vessel. You can see the 24 hour work day, emergency drills, angles and dangles, and tight quarters. There are interviews with submarine commanders and with author Tom Clancy. An overview of the strategic uses of the craft, an H.G. Rickover, SSN-709, is presented, along with an historic overview of submarine history. If you have never been on board a sub and don't understand life as a submariner, this will give you a true sense of what it feels like.