Join the Navy and Discover the World By Karl G. Heinze (237 pages, photos 76) Reviewer:  Dr. V.H. Schumacher Overall Rating: Three Stars: Recommended: a solid effort.   This book recounts one young officer's transition from college life to that of a naval officer and his experiences while aboard the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DD-823) from 1953 to 1955. The author paints a detailed picture of the ROBERTS' around the world cruise, which included port calls in places such as Pusan, Korea; Hong Kong, Midway Island, Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan; liberty calls, times in dry dock, the Crossing the Equator ceremony and the transition from Pollywog to Shellback, Singapore, Naples, Gibraltar...and home gain to Newport, RI. Readers will enjoy the many personal comments and insights especially so if they also rode destroyers during the Korean Armistice period when the navy was and was not in its war time mode. While reading this book, this reviewer revisited many of his own experiences during that same time period when he made the same cruise aboard a Fletcher Class Can. Availability: $19.95 plus shipping http://www.virtualbookworm.com For a signed copy please contact Karl Heinze at: kgheinze@aol.com