Bluejacket: Seaman to Captain (in a mere 30 years)

This is my deeply personal and highly interesting story of my long naval service. “The Cold War was my war.” In Bluejacket I describe my journey: the ups and the downs (an old submarine joke), sea duty aboard nuclear submarines, struggles, achievements, love, lessons learned, lonely separations, and sweet homecomings. Prepare to dive. By the Inland Sea “I grew up on the shore of Lake Huron. The Great Lakes surrounded me. To our north were the straits of Mackinac where Huron meets Lake Michigan. Above Michigan’s upper peninsula was the big lake they called Gitche Gumee, Lake Superior, with its countless lighthouses, lakes, bays, islands, and rivers—Great Waters as far as the eye can see.” A Collision at Sea Will Ruin Your Day The North Atlantic Ocean. “The Soviet ship continued to play ‘chicken’ with us. Several sailors on her deck were smiling, waving at me, and taking photographs. In my mind, I imagined a weathered face, seasoned Russian captain looking at me through his binoculars, laughing, and saying to his helmsman, ‘There’s a kid driving that submarine.’” The Home Fires “As the wife of a seagoing sailor, Linda proved to be what was commonly referred to and prized as a ‘good Navy wife.’ This is not a title of condescension, but of high praise. She kept the home fires burning. She was amazing at managing the house and money, raising our children, mostly alone, and tolerating a returning, grumpy, smelly, submarine sailor.”
ASIN: 1936800365
VSKU: BVV.1936800365.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Francis, David
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use