Journals of a Naval Officer — Three decades of the Cold War. Destroyers, Navy fighter pilot, aircraft carrier command, nuclear black book, Pentagon flashbacks and thousands of real sailors and naval aviators doing the tough job at sea 24/7 during the most perilous years in the history of our country.
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"I give Pete an OK3." -- Rear Admiral Tom Brown, USN (retired). The Hook, Fall, 2004
"True Faith is the book that every true Naval Aviator wanted to write. I keep a copy at my beside." -- Admiral Jim Holloway, USN (retired) and former Chief of Naval Operations, Wings of Gold, Winter, 2004
"You have written a superb memoir which is must reading for every Naval Academy and ROTC midshipman or cadet. " -- Captain Roger Betts, U. S. NAcademy "Shipmate" November, 2004:
"True Faith is the book that every true Naval Aviator wanted to write. I keep a copy at my beside." -- Admiral Jim Holloway, USN (retired) and former Chief of Naval Operations, Wings of Gold, Winter, 2004
"You have written a superb memoir which is must reading for every Naval Academy and ROTC midshipman or cadet. " -- Captain Roger Betts, U. S. NAcademy "Shipmate" November, 2004:
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Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with wide-ranging command experience in the air and on the sea.
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"Captain Pete" is the best!,
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This review is from: True Faith and Allegiance (Paperback)
What a great read! Having been onboard Forrestal during his command in the "weather office"(AG3), I was very interested in his perceptions of how we operated back then in the late 70's. But I found myself fascinated by the rest of the book as it detailed his rise to the rank of Admiral.I wish it had continued on beyond retirement. I anxiously await his new book. His novel is also really good!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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The honor is to serve,
This review is from: True Faith and Allegiance (Paperback)
I'm a WWII history buff. I've read 50+ accountings of that conflict, so this peacetime Biography about a Sailor, Officer, Aviator was a book I began with little or no expectations. I WAS WRONG.
This tells the tale of a Professional that happens to have the honor of serving the Navy and our country. That is how Pete Booth would describe his story, the truth is WE, as a country are the better for his service. Accounts ranging from: 'Alert 5' and how to hear mission details and transition from reading a magazine in an alert room to: 'Fire up number one engine, buckle in, check settings, hear tower instructions, bring up number two engine..in the green, clear for taxi and we're rolling..' (Not a direct quote but close) describes a break in the routine in Key West, to patrol Cuba. To seeing the Navy from it's, and the Country's, struggle post Vietnam, as a person who feels the needs of the people under his command. Look hard or you'll miss his rising to Admiral. What is made clear time and again is the people and especially the families that make up a service he clearly loves. A telling point is an account of the White House: 'It reeked of Power' and this from a man who commanded an Aircraft Carrier. He truly saw himself a servant and a guardian of our Nation. No, to be more percise, he saw himself as the person honored to Command those who did. The Navy asks two questions regarding responsibilty: 1. Did it happen? 2. Were you in Command? In the days of Enron and the Buck not stopping anywhere, he not only survived that, often harsh, crucible, he was refined by it and in turn defines the same. Read it, learn from it and you too will be the be the better for knowing the type of person who personifies the fact that we are:'Warmed by fires we did not make, and drink from wells we did not dig'. He did those things, and he did it for America.
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Working Your Way Up The Ladder,
By Richard A. Stratton "The Beak" (Atlantic Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: True Faith and Allegiance (Paperback)
How do you become and Admiral? The old fashion way - you work for it. This book is for anyone who has trod the deck plates, wish they had or want to know more about the life of a sailor- aviator. It is a must read for those aspiring to a career in the military, those who criticise the military and those who want to know more about the "military mind". The author tells his story and no one else's; he has no ax to grind. He recites his failures as well as his successes. He faults no one but himself for his shortcomings and gives credit to the sailors and the wife who made him a success. Best enjoyed in increments.
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