Stand BY-Y-Y To Start Engines [Hardcover]

Daniel V. Gallery (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930926218
• ISBN-13: 978-0930926212
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,665,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Navy Should Be This Funny!, December 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Stand BY-Y-Y To Start Engines (Hardcover)

I discovered Daniel V. Gallery's books in the early 70's when I was in high school. Reading about the misadventures of BM1 Fatso Gianinni, CDR "Curly" Cue of the Blue Angels and his other characters, I promptly joined the Navy in 1973 and retired 23 years later. Gallery's books still make me laugh, no matter how many times I re-read them.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerously Funny!, March 29, 2000

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R. S. Leggat (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stand BY-Y-Y To Start Engines (Hardcover)

First read these back in flight training (Navy). Laughed so hard kept whole barracks awake all night - sides hurt for days. I've since read everything he's ever written, fiction & non. Definitely one of my top 5 all time favorite authors. Buying more for gifts - perfect for pilots or anyone nautically inclined.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Navy, December 24, 2001

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This review is from: Stand BY-Y-Y To Start Engines (Hardcover)

Like another reviewer, I was introduced to the Admiral's cast of characters when I was in high school. The books that I re-read can be counted on one hand and this is at the top of that list. When I later served in the Navy I was always told, "The REAL Navy is not like this (station)." To me the "real" Navy is in the Admiral's stories and in real men like the Admiral, a REAL sailor. The world is a better place because of men like him.