Don't Go Near the Waterby William Brinkley | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Humorous Novels" |
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| Pages: | 318 |
| Year of Publication: | 1956 |
| Date Added: | 08/04/2006 |
| Date Read: | 10/30/1987 |
| Notes: | At once a rousing entertaining farce and gentle love story, this novel is set on a remote Pacific island during the waning days of the World War II. It follows the adventures of a group of young officers in the public relations sector of the Navy — described as commissioned without the corrupting influence of any intervening naval training — as they face wartime adversities with comic ingenuity. For these mariners, the Navy’s immortal motto, "Don’t Give Up the Ship" had become "Don’t Go Near the Water." In combining a colorful cast of characters with absurd situations, the author has created a high-spirited tale of naval service that has appealed to generations of readers. |
| My Rating: | 8 |