The Sailor's Homer: The Life and Times of Richard McKenna, Author of the Sand Pebbles
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There are virtually no biographies of naval enlisted personnel, making Dennis L. Noble's book wholly unique. Richard McKenna was an enlisted sailor for twenty-two years, from the late 1930s to the end of the Korean War. Like most of his shipmates, he was one of many "faceless" enlisted sailors. McKenna, who eventually became a writer, did not hide the fact that, like the proverbial sailor, he enjoyed going ashore to such colorful-sounding establishments...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1612518958
ISBN13:9781612518954
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:US Naval Institute Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"
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