Now a character actor based in New York, McHale, served with the US Navy's submarine service from 1967 to 1970, and here describes what it was like to come of age on a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, the USS Sturgeon. He focuses especially on the men he served with, and interviewed many of them to sharpen his recollection of events. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)