Secret Scurvy Dog Society members relate stories, many humorous, some pointedly not, of life on US Navy destroyers during the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars.
"The proudest Marine and the toughest SEAL will tell you, “… destroyers? Now, there's the REAL Navy.” Find out why in the pages of Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke written by the true men of destroyers; those greyhounds of the sea; those TIN CAN SAILORS." -- John J. Gobbell, author of The Brutus Lie, The Last Lieutenant and A Code For Tomorrow
"This is how I remember my time in the Fleet - stories, people, incidents. A navy has ships, but men bring those ships to life. Service in the Navy is exciting, hard, funny, boring, and many other things best told by the men who were there. Give this book to someone who may join the Navy, and they'll get a better picture of shipboard life than from any recruiter. Give this to someone who's been in the Navy, his eyes will get misty, and then he'll start telling his own stories. And of course, these stories are all absolutely true." -- Larry Bond, author of Red Phoenix, Dangerous Ground and The Mighty Fallen
“Deck apes, snipes, and powder monkeys alike will just eat up these evocative and entertaining tales of life in the United States destroyer fleet. Smartly told, irreverent and fun, Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke upholds the honor of the surface navy and captures the big-hearted spirit of the tin can sailor of every generation. This book belongs on every Navy man’s shelf.” -- James D. Hornfischer, author of Ship of Ghosts and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
"The proudest Marine and the toughest SEAL will tell you, “… destroyers? Now, there's the REAL Navy.” Find out why in the pages of Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke written by the true men of destroyers; those greyhounds of the sea; those TIN CAN SAILORS." -- John J. Gobbell, author of The Brutus Lie, The Last Lieutenant and A Code For Tomorrow
"This is how I remember my time in the Fleet - stories, people, incidents. A navy has ships, but men bring those ships to life. Service in the Navy is exciting, hard, funny, boring, and many other things best told by the men who were there. Give this book to someone who may join the Navy, and they'll get a better picture of shipboard life than from any recruiter. Give this to someone who's been in the Navy, his eyes will get misty, and then he'll start telling his own stories. And of course, these stories are all absolutely true." -- Larry Bond, author of Red Phoenix, Dangerous Ground and The Mighty Fallen
“Deck apes, snipes, and powder monkeys alike will just eat up these evocative and entertaining tales of life in the United States destroyer fleet. Smartly told, irreverent and fun, Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke upholds the honor of the surface navy and captures the big-hearted spirit of the tin can sailor of every generation. This book belongs on every Navy man’s shelf.” -- James D. Hornfischer, author of Ship of Ghosts and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
