Review: Love Clifford Happy books; this 1 is GREAT!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2013
I LOVE all of Cliff Happy's books. Have read all 7, rating them *5. This is a Navy story about the '1st woman who' served on a submarine. Sounds accurate in some ways, unrealistic but still very entertaining in other ways. Since I was often the '1st woman/only woman who' back in my Army & USAR days, I found that some of the difficult choices the 2 leads made really resonated w/my own experiences during the Vietnam era. Since I worked full time with USAR, I'm well aware the "loneliness of command".  Altho' it's FAST action, fast moving story, with plenty of good & bad guys, it's also a Navy romance & the two leads have some difficult choices to make.Part of Happy's appeal is that he avoids tons of Navy alpha-soup, ergo his story is easier to follow by those of us without Navy experience.  If you like a FAST story line, lots of action, good guys/gal and a bad guy or two, set on a Navy sub (+ Navy romance) this book's for you.  Also includes some of the Navy wives. The real "villains" are well written too.  Just finished the second vol.  It's even better than the 1st.  (Former SgtMaj, USAR)