Another great day at sea: life aboard the USS George H.W. Bush
(Book)
Part travelogue, part social observation, the author, who was the oldest, second tallest and most self-conscious person on the boat, presents an entertaining look at life on board an American aircraft carrier and the military personal who must adhere to a regimen defined by service and restraint.
"As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance of a residency aboard an aircraft carrier. Another Great Day at Sea chronicles Dyer's experiences on the USS George H.W. Bush as he navigates the routines and protocols of "carrier-world," from the elaborate choreography of the flight deck through miles of walkways and hatches to kitchens serving meals for a crew of five thousand to the deafening complexity of catapult and arresting gear. Meeting the Captain, the F-18 pilots and the dentists, experiencing everything from a man-overboard alert to the Steel Beach Party, Dyer guides us through the most AIE (acronym intensive environment) imaginable. A lanky Englishman (could he really be both the tallest and the oldest person on the ship?) in a deeply American world, with its constant exhortations to improve, to do better, Dyer brilliantly records the daily life on board the ship, revealing it to be a prism for understanding a society where discipline and conformity, dedication and optimism, become forms of self-expression."--
Notes
Dyer, G. (2014). Another great day at sea: life aboard the USS George H.W. Bush. First edition. New York, Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dyer, Geoff. 2014. Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush. New York, Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dyer, Geoff, Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush. New York, Pantheon Books, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dyer, Geoff. Another Great Day At Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush. First edition. New York, Pantheon Books, 2014.
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