Midwatch in Verse: New Year's Deck Log Poetry of the United States Navy, 1941-1946

by Gary Guinn, David E Johnson, David E. Johnson

Naval deck logs require young officers to record mundane details of a ship's condition every few hours. According to a U.S. Navy tradition, the New Year's midwatch log--covering midnight to early morning of January 1--can be entered as poetry. Each chapter of this first book-length examination of midwatch poems presents verses written 1941-1946 aboard a ship engaged in combat during World War II, including celebrated warships like the USS Enterprise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476689261
• ISBN13: 9781476689265
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"