Time and Tide - Large Print Author:Thomas Fleming Having left the Battle of Savo Island under suspicious circumstances in 1942, the USS Jefferson City is a ship haunted by bad joss. Arthur McKay is sent to relieve the cruiser's captain, Win Kemble, also his Annapolis roommate and best friend. Accused of cowardice under fire, the men of the JC fight a constant battle to prove their valor to ... more »themselves and the rest of the Navy. They see action from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, losing all sense of time or season as they wage an interminable war. With a myriad of characters, this is a maritime Upstairs, Downstairs, detailing the personal lives, loves, and conflicts of those aboard. The reader experiences first-hand life on an American warship. A well-researched and moving historical novel.« less