num_pages: 420
description: When was the last time you laughed out loud while reading a book? This book is almost certain to evoke that response. Sour M.A.S.H. At Sea - Second Wave is the sequel to the highly successful Sour M.A.S.H. At Sea - And Other Stories, published in 2003. This one is a collection of 28 hilarious true stories, a moving collection of letters from a young Army officer in Iraq, and a screenplay treatment. The Navy stories involve the author, while a young officer during the Korean war, as he ricochets from one zany adventure to another. The stories include his pet monkey snatching a Admiral's hat off his head; being mustered out of his regular commission while standing in an urinal; getting into a fist fight with a senior officer over a missing shrimp dinner; searching for a captain's gig which, unknown to the crew, the captain himself had sunk; and catching his disbursement clerk operating a whorehouse in the author's supply office aboard a Navy ship. The other half of the stories are from civilian life and include a night, drunk, at Regis Philbin's house; a Catholic wake; working as a bouncer at a Country &amp; Western honky-tonk; being involved with the IRS, FBI, and several police agencies who were working to uncover a corporate scam; upsetting the Coast Guard as they attempted to record his boat's operating characteristics; and attending a college football game while being escorted by the police. The Mazatlan Incident, a true story, describes the 1916 court martial of a young Navy officer involved in a skirmish between the United States and Mexico. Participants in the incident include President Woodrow Wilson, Pancho Villa, suffragettes, members of the US Senate, and a cowardly commanding officer. The heroine was the 26 year old wife of the American Vice Consul who saved the young officer's lives. The Navy officer was subsequently awarded a medal as a result of the court marshal.
language: English
title: Sour M.A.S.H. At Sea : Second Wave
titlecomplete: Sour M.A.S.H. At Sea : Second Wave
publisher: Authorhouse