Customer Reviews

Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke: Fifty Years in US Navy Destroyers, Volume 2

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Bob Cohen and his fellow writers completely opened my eyes to the hardships of naval life.The stories really bring home the loneliness,frustration and dedication of our sailors.I hads no idea of
what these brave souls had to contend with.A must read for anyone interested in life at sea,written by the people who have actually served
Plus proceeds from the sale of this book go to the navy-marine relief society.

Both books do an excellent job of providing vignettes of life aboard U.S. Navy destroyers. Some accounts are a little off-color, which detracts from the overall book. All-in-all, anyone who has served on a destroyer or is curious about what it is like to do so should read this book. Easy read.

Wayne Stewart
Past crew member of USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG7)

The seller delivered the book promptly and as described. I may be a little biased with this review because I was one of the eighteen contributing authors of the book, but I think anyone who ever served on a Navy ship, especially a destroyer or destroyer escort type, will really enjoy this collection of true short sea stories many of which involve McHale's Navy type SNAFU's and "WCGWW" (what can go wrong will).

An enjoyable sojourn with ordinary salts recalling not so ordinary events in the life of American tars and ex tars. Light, laughable and most inmportantly reminiscent of days gone by.

Bob Nadal

Pick an ocean, any ocean. Add a few Navy destroyers, throw in a healthy dose of salt spray, then brace yourself. Such a concoction breeds unique ship crews who are renowned as colorful characters with irreverent lifestyles. Now some of their own have jumped ship and penned these clever sea stories.
These tales, some taller than others, offer unique insights into life aboard the "greyhounds of the sea." A good read.