Don't Go Near the Water Author:William Brinkley At once a rousing entertaining farce and gentle love story, this novel is set on a remote Pacific island during the waning days of the World War II. It follows the adventures of a group of young officers in the public relations sector of the Navy?described as commissioned without the corrupting influence of any intervening naval training?as they... more » face wartime adversities with comic ingenuity. For these mariners, the Navy?s immortal motto, "Don?t Give Up the Ship" had become "Don?t Go Near the Water." In combining a colorful cast of characters with absurd situations, the author has created a high-spirited tale of naval service that has appealed to generations of readers since it was first published in 1956.« less