Review: life onboard a sub, early 1960's
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
if you never knew anything about submarines and how it feels to serve your country, this book will be good to read. Another reviewer mentioned 2 negatives-grammar, and the author's ego. While this is true, I didn't let it interfere with the story. It's not a terribly exciting tale; more of a factual look of some duties submariners have. I've often wondered how a sailor could endure the smells, stale air, depths, confinement, lack of privacy and assorted ills of living onboard a sub. This book is a good account of those unpleasantries. But we learn also about the comraderie the guys have, the great food, the outstanding leaders in the Navy.To the extent that this book isn't crisp & concise, but does have a good insight, I rate Smoke Boat Sailor 3 stars.