Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not as good as his later stuff

This is bit different from many of Poyer's other works. The center of the action is the USS Guam (a helicopter assault carrier). This is a different perspective and he carries it off well. Having read his later works first, I can see the impending disaster of Dan Lenson's marriage. The ending is bittersweet. You can see Poyer developing as a writer and his attention to detail is second to none. You know the man has been down in those engine rooms.This is a good read for naval action buffs.