in the maritime history of the American Revolution, particularly that which took place along New England's shores.
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West Simsbury, Connecticut
No Tombstones In the Sea: A Voyage Back to Hell by Dan Keough (RoseDog Books, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005, 550pp, gloss, ISB N 08059-9827-6; $41 pb) When asked to review this book, I was excited, as it represents itself to be a story of a squadron of Fletcher-class d es troyers operating in Korean waters during 1952-53. Having personally spent six years in Fletchers during the Viet Nam conflict, I looked forward to a wonderful tale of these great "tincans," derring do, and ho t action. Keough did not disappoint m e! Taking a fictitious naval reserve trainer as his stage, Keough peoples it with sailors and officers (some reserve, some "regular navy") and adds to the mix their loved ones as hore, romantic involvements, and, in some cases, business exploits. We get to know these men as the story progresses and they move through their pre-deployment training exercises, screw-ups, and infrequent triumphs. The ship and crew then head west to join the Seventh Fleet off Korea. There, our stalwart crew and officers spend time in screening duty for the aircraft carriers, all the while champing at the bit for duty on the gunline, slugging it out with the North Korean batteries. When the Charles P. Field gets her chance to show off the prowess of her "gun gang," new tensions develop between crew m embers and, in some cases, her officers. Despite the internal strife, the ship and her crew must perform the missions assigned to the satisfaction of the squadron commander and his superiors. All this makes for a fine story. Detracting from this potentially great tale is Keough's somewhat heavy-handed dialogue, several "naval cliches ," punctuation errors, and occasional misuse of words. The services of a good editor would have helped enormously with this effort, and I hope that, should Mr. Keough take on another proj ect, he will be able to secure the services of a quality publisher and co py editor. WILLIAM
H . WHITE
Rumson, New Jersey SEA HISTORY 117 , WINTE R 2006-07
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