This book is the account of a well-to-do man who serves on a minesweeper during World War II, describing the events on the Navy ship Caine and what ultimately led the first mate, Lieutenant Maryk, a man with little schooling or experience, to take command of the vessel from Captain Queeg and the subsequent court-martial of Maryk.
Marjorie Morgenstern gets the chance of a lifetime when she is offered a job working summer stock, and when she leaves her family to take it, she finds herself involved in an affair that could ruin her life.
The lives of the members of the Henry family, headed by Naval Commander 'Pug' Henry, are irrevocably changed in the days heading up to the outbreak of World War II.
The effect of the preparation and the actual outbreak of World War II upon the family of Commander 'Pug' Henry. The affairs of the Henry family become intertwined with those of others, in such places as Washington, Berlin, Rome, London, and Moscow.
