The Restless Wave: A Novel of the United States Navy

By James Stavridis.

Young naval officer Scott Bradley James comes of age during the opening years of the Pacific War, from Pearl Harbor through Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal.

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Read it for the collision between a young officer's expectations and the demands of a war already larger than any individual can comprehend. The novel offers a discussion of how experience changes ambition, loyalty and the meaning of service.