Skirts of Navy Blue: A Memoir of World War II

Oh, dear. iUniverse.

This makes me so, so sad, because not only does the cover suck, very few people will read her story because of how she published – and women serving in World War II is an important piece of our history.

That said, I looked inside and there are so many typos and mistakes in the first paragraph, that the author obviously did not have her manuscript edited or proofed.

There’s a few thousand dollars burned. Another casualty of war.

You know what’s odd? That’s the third WWII book I’ve seen recently (two came through my shop) where the client wanted Comic Sans for the cover, or for chapter heads. It’s BIZARRE. I don’t know if it’s related to age, or…? But of all the topics, serving during wartime really doesn’t say “Comic Sans!” to me. One guy–sweetest dude, ever–had us use Kristen, a similar font. It’s just…I don’t understand it, but it’s a real phenomena.

And yes, Kris, you’re right, it is sad for the very reasons you mention. (I served in the early 70’s, during, not in, Viet Nam–I agree with you completely about the importance of just these stories.)