The Cold War was the age of steam and confrontation for American sailors. This book is filled with vignettes in the career of a Cold War sailor who served from 1969 to 1994. It shares memories of challenges, mistakes, successes and many failures. However, in all of them is reflected the proud attitude and humor of a "lifer" who was always ready to do his duty with his shipmates against "those stinkin' commies." In other words, it is a collection of "sea stories" shared by an old salt.