Robert D Shenk

USA TODAY® Celebrity & Pop Culture Crosswords

Themed crossword puzzles to appeal to every one of USA TODAY’s 5.2 million devoted readersWhat’s your pleasuremovies? Celebrities? Sports? Then do we have a puzzle book for you! Every one of these USA Today compilations offers a whopping 72 championship crosswords. Film buffs will enjoy testing thei...

The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing, 3rd Edition (Blue and Gold)

Written by a naval officer who taught English at two service academies, this is the third edition of the premier guide to professional writing for the naval services. The book is widely used by officers, enlisted men and women and civilians in both the Navy and Marine Corps. Shenk provides sound, pr...

America's Black Sea Fleet: The U.S. Navy Amidst War and Revolution, 1919-1923

Named a "Notable Naval Book of 2012" by Proceedings MagazineIn a high-tempo series of operations throughout the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean, a small American fleet of destroyers and other naval vessels responded ably to several major international crises including the last days o...

Authors at Sea: Modern American Writers Remember Their Naval Service

Seven Pulitzer Prize winners are among the authors featured in this collection of works by eminent American writers who shared a common experience: service in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard during World War II. Best-selling novelists, historians, science writers, and journalists, most of these authors...

Guide to Naval Writing

Based on interviews with hundreds of naval professionals, this handbook is devoted to the specific needs of the naval services. It covers aspects of writing assignments required by Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Entire chapters are given over to the most common types of documents. Format guides ar...

Playships of the World: The Naval Diaries of Admiral Dan Gallery, 1920-1924 (Studies in Maritime History)

This book describes the early exploits around the globe of a young naval officer who would become a World War II hero.After touring the U. S. S. Pittsburgh in 1926, James Thurber described it as the "Playship of the World," where the daily lives of officers were akin to "living in the sort of Utopia...

Left-Handed Monkey Wrench: Stories and Essays

Selections from the author's uncompleted second novel and stories about a lonely warrant officer, a crafty sailor, and a proud engineer are accompanied by essays about historical research and naval life and reform.

Admiral Dan Gallery: The Life and Wit of a Navy Original

Best known for his dramatic capture of U-505, Gallery was a man of strong character and sharp wit who never shied from controversies during his brilliant naval career.

The Left-Handed Monkey Wrench: Stories and Essays

Guide to Naval Writing