The Hunt for Red October popular belief that Clancy had access to top-secret intelligence in researching for the novel, he consulted technical manuals, discussions with former submariners and books like Norman Polmar’s "Guide to the Soviet Navy" and "Combat Fleets of the World" in order to maintain accuracy in describing Soviet submarines. He then submitted the first draft of the novel to the Naval Institute Press, where he previously wrote an article on the MX missile for their magazine "Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute". Three weeks later, the publication company returned his manuscript, along with a request to cut about a hundred pages’ worth
The Red Eagle in the original series to being addicted to morphine in the new film. "The Red Eagle" had its world premiere in Bangkok on October 4, 2010. "The Red Eagle" was released in Thailand on October 7, 2010. The film had its international premiere at the 15th Busan International Film Festival on October 10. "The Red Eagle"'s Thai box office returns have been described as "underperformed" and "disappointing". "The Red Eagle" received generally negative reception from English language critics on its release. Film Business Asia gave the film a rating of three out of ten and called the film a "repetitive