Around the World with the U.S. Navy

"This book captures the triumph, frustration, excitement, and boredom of life in the modern navy. Vivid eyewitness accounts describe the navy at work: hunting submarines above the Arctic Circle, flying over the white-hot Persian Gulf, racing with special boat squadrons off San Diego, prowling in an attack submarine, driving ships off Chile, and painting an orphanage in Romania. Along the way, officers and crews explain what they like and dislike about the navy and their jobs.