Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots: Tales of a Submarine Officer During the Height of the Cold War

by Charles Hood

Poopie Suits & Cowboy Boots: Tales of a Submarine Officer During the Height of the Cold War , now in its fifth edition since 2017 and most recently updated in March 2025, has earned a popular place in the modern submarine literature for its engaging style and pacing. Set in the throes of the Cold War during the Nixon administration, the story follows the journey of Frank Hood through training and eventual deployment as a junior officer aboard a fast-attack submarine (USS Seahorse [SSN-669]) based out of Charleston, SC.