Don't Go Near the Water (novel)

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Don't Go Near the Water

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author	William Brinkley
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1956
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	373 pp

Don't Go Near the Water is a 1956 novel by William Brinkley.^[1] The book parodies aspects of the wartime United States Navy, particularly Navy public relations, in which Brinkley served, propaganda, war correspondents, civilian contempt for the regular military, and Naval Intelligence.