Books of The Times: What’s a Submarine Officer Doing in the Desert? from NYT > Books by By DWIGHT GARNER

Christopher Brownfield’s memoir, “My Nuclear Family,” is not the best book written by an insider about America’s post-9/11 military, but it’s certainly the most entertaining. It’s got a cocky, star-spangled, wide-angle feel, as if a subversive young novelist had decided to rewrite a Tom Clancy thriller after first piloting some nuclear submarines as a gonzo practice drill. “My Nuclear Family” is, in part, the story of a political conversion. Mr. Brownfield voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2001. He gleefully chanted Oliver North’s name — “Ol-lie, Ol-lie, Ol-lie” — along with his brigade when Mr. North waved from the stadium stands at the Army-Navy football game.

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