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April 09, 2008

Bathtub Admirals

Commander Jeff Huber U.S. Navy (retired) writes the Pen and Sword blog and is an old blogosphere friend of PK and vice versa. Although we don't comment on each other's blogs as much as we used to back in the day.

So anyway, when I recieved an email from Jeff (he assures me it's at the prompting of his publisher) about his book, I was tickled pink to help publicize the long-anticipated release of his novel - Bathtub Admirals.

Below the fold is some promotional material he sent along with the email. But before we get to that let me just throw out some props to Jeff for consistently writing high quality biting political commentary on his blog. If you love seeing military experts tear into BushCo on the facts then you'll love Pen and Sword because that's what it's all about.

The promo stuff:

From the reviewers:

"Populated by outrageous characters and fueled with pompous outrage, Huber’s irreverent broadside will pummel the funny bone of anyone who’s served." — Publishers Weekly

"A remarkably accomplished book, striking just the right balance between ridicule and insight." — Booklist

From the publisher (Kunati Books):

"In the wicked satirical tradition of Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut, the adventures of two naval men follow America’s rise to global dominance as its military burns off excess testosterone, connives to justify its bloated budget, and prepares for the ultimate challenge—the War on Evil.

From the foreword:

During my time in the aircraft carrier Navy, "Fo'c's'le Follies" were a series of comedy sketches the air wing squadrons put on in the cavernous anchor room at the bow of the ship at the end of an at-sea period to make fun of each other and blow off steam. Bathtub Admirals is intended to be the Fo'c's'le Folly version of the U.S. Navy during the 1980s and '90s and is, to a certain extent, a chronicle of America's rise to the status of sole superpower. Most of the major events described actually happened, but not the way I describe them. Names, places and identifying scars were changed to protect the author.

About the author:

Commander Jeff Huber, U.S. Navy (Retired) was commanding officer of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 and operations officer of Air Wing Nine and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Jeff's satires and analyses of foreign policy and military affairs have appeared in Proceedings, The Navy, Jane's Fighting Ships and other periodicals. Read his commentaries on the present security situation at Military.com and Aviation Week. Jeff is available for signings, readings, interviews and other author events.

Posted by Kevin at April 9, 2008 06:27 PM