Hamlin Tallent's Weenie Kleegan introduced readers to a small-town boy from a fly-over place who became a naval aviator and hero. The Broken Places continues that story and Weenie's career takes off as he is assigned the prestigious job of an admiral's aide. He is thrilled to be flying the navy's newest jet, the F-14 Tomcat! But the post-war navy is no walk in the park and Weenie is confronted with simmering racial tensions, the role of women in naval...