It Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago: Sea Stories Told From Just Above Davy Jones' Locker

It Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago

Sea stories told from just above Davy Jones' locker.

What do you get when you cross a retired Navy corpsman, a crew of lovable degenerates, and the floating bureaucracy known as Military Sealift Command?

You get this: a hilarious, unflinching, and occasionally profane fictionalized memoir of life at sea.

B.A. Ritzenthaler takes you aboard the USNS Hudson-a ship held together by rust, grit, and just enough common sense to stay afloat. From supply snafus to medical chaos, liberty port misadventures to leadership lessons hard-won, these stories capture the absurdity and humanity of serving as a civilian in a military organization.

Told with sharp humor, brutal honesty, and a sailor's sense of timing, It Worked Fifteen Minutes Ago is for anyone who's ever served, ever wondered what it's really like, or ever been one smart-ass away from snapping.

For fans of:

• The Things They Carried
• Catch-22
• True military stories told with biting wit and a big heart

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ritzenthaler Publishing
Published: 08/15/2025
ISBN: 9780991485451
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d