I read the "1959 Telephone Call," enjoying a review of history as a highly personalized tale of Paul, as a young sailor, trained in Electronics and assigned to the USS Maury. The ship conducts deep sea operations that take Paul to Turkey, Morocco, the Black Sea, and Istanbul. In order to visualize these locations, I opened 4 maps. One of the ship's visits is onshore in what today is Russia, but at the time was the Soviet Union. Then the location shifts to Pearl Harbor and Thailand before Paul returns to civilian life, as a student, in the United States. I intend to reread the "Phone Call" several times. I appreciate knowing my country's history, and accomplishing that is best when I read it in a personalized format. Facts to matter—but better is finding them in the writing of a good storyteller, as Paul is, in his "Tales." Prema J. Camp August 07, 2024
I read the "1959 Telephone Call," enjoying a review of history as a highly personalized tale of Paul, as a young sailor, trained in Electronics and assigned to the USS Maury. The ship conducts deep sea operations that take Paul to Turkey, Morocco, the Black Sea, and Istanbul. In order to visualize these locations, I opened 4 maps. One of the ship's visits is onshore in what today is Russia, but at the time was the Soviet Union. Then the location shifts to Pearl Harbor and Thailand before Paul returns to civilian life, as a student, in the United States. I intend to reread the "Phone Call" several times. I appreciate knowing my country's history, and accomplishing that is best when I read it in a personalized format. Facts to matter—but better is finding them in the writing of a good storyteller, as Paul is, in his "Tales." Prema J. Camp August 07, 2024