Tricia Mansell

Nautical Dawn Tricia Mansell

Both men and women will find the book fascinating in its depth and in the huge number of historical details included in this memoir. This is a must read for any woman working in a field traditionally dominated by men. But it also illuminates for everyone such challenges; it gives a shockingly candid and sobering account of the dawn of women in intelligence and law enforcement fields. For anyone who is a fan of the television show NCIS, this book is a bonus with insight into their real work. The author had the opportunity to work on several extremely high profile espionage investigations and she gives an excellent historical account of those events. The foreword to this book is written by Rear Admiral Cathal "Irish" Flynn, USN Retired. Admiral Flynn had a long career in U. S. Navy special operations and was the first Admiral to command NCIS. In his foreword, he writes the author had become an "invaluable asset, and a professional practitioner across a wide intelligence spectrum." He also notes this book will be "treasured for the clarity of its writing, for the author's self-revelation, and for her insightful retrospect of the United States Navy in a period of transition."