The Return of Philo T. McGiffin: The Comic Novel of Annapolis

In this comic and irreverent novel, author and naval officer David Poyer—famous for such bestsellers as The Med, The Gulf, The Circle, and The Passage—brilliantly re-creates the hothouse world of the U.S. Naval Academy. When the book was first published in 1983 Roger Staubach, class of 1965, wrote, ""Anyone who has attended a service academy will recognize Philo T. McGiffin and his classmates. However, anyone who has ever had a dream or a goal will feel a special kinship with Philo. This is...