Bathtub Admirals

A "tell all" satire of military incompetence.

Jeff Huber, retired Commander 

Cloth hardcover 6x9” | Pages 320 | Fiction/Military US$ 24.95 / CDN$ 26.95 | ISBN 9781601640192

Buddies Jack Hogan and Buzz Rucci join the U.S. Navy to defend their country, but find themselves serving in a time of “play war.” Bathtub admirals and sandbox generals conduct wars that resemble professional wrestling matches. The adventures of Jack and Buzz follow America’s rise to global dominance as its military burns off excess testosterone, justifies its bloated budget and prepares for the ultimate challenge: The War on Evil!

• “A profane and hilarious parody of the post–Cold War navy … Populated by outrageous characters and fueled with pompous outrage, Huber’s irreverent broadside will pummel the funny bone of anyone who’s served.” —Publishers Weekly
  
• “A witty, wacky, wildly outrageous novel that skewers just about anything you’d care to name … a remarkably accomplished book, striking just the right balance between ridicule and insight.”
  
  

About the Author — Jeff Huber

Jeff Huber commanded an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft squadron and served as operations officer over the course of his 20-year naval career. Jeff’s satires and analyses of military and foreign policy affairs appear in Proceedings, The Navy and other journals. He is a contributing editor with ePluribus Media and writes a weekly op-ed column for Military.com.

Jeff Huber

ISBN 9781601640192 

Are the armed forces of the world’s only superpower really run by self-serving "Bathtub Admirals" and unscrupulous back-stabbers? In the brilliant tradition of Heller and Vonnegut, Bathtub Admirals is a tragicomic take on America’s rise to global dominance.

 Publishers Weekly Review!

 Jeff Huber. Künati (IPG, dist.), $24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-1-60164-019-2
Retired navy commander Huber’s debut novel is a profane and hilarious parody of the post–Cold War navy. Huber’s hero is Jack Hogan, a straight arrow trying to keep his sanity in a bureaucratic culture where connections and politics trump competence. Hogan’s career appears bright during the waning days of the Cold War, but when the iron curtain crumbles, the “sandbox generals and bathtub admirals” are reduced to playing war, and Hogan’s stock sinks while that of careerists like his friend Buzz Rucci rises. Huber is funniest when satirizing the bureaucratic infighting and petty rules ingrained in naval culture, but he also scores direct hits on feminism, politicians and the military’s policy toward homosexuals. Populated by outrageous characters and fueled with pompous outrage, Huber’s irreverent broadside will pummel the funny bone of anyone who’s served. (Apr.)