Crossing the Line A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II |
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| Author:
| Kernan, Alvin |
| Series title: | Yale Library of Military History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-12315-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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In this memoir of life aboard aircraft carriers during World War II, Alvin Kernan combines vivid recollections of his experience as a young enlisted sailor with a rich historical account of the Pacific war. "One of the most arresting naval autobiographies yet published."--Sir John Keegan "An honest story of collective courage, evocative, well-written, and fixed before the colors fade."--
Kirkus Reviews "[Kernan] recounts...
More Description In this memoir of life aboard aircraft carriers during World War II, Alvin Kernan combines vivid recollections of his experience as a young enlisted sailor with a rich historical account of the Pacific war.
"One of the most arresting naval autobiographies yet published."--Sir John Keegan
"An honest story of collective courage, evocative, well-written, and fixed before the colors fade."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Kernan] recounts a wonderful and exciting American story about a poor farm boy from Wyoming who enlisted in the Navy. . . .[He] has written eight other books. I will go back and read them all."--John Lehman, Air & Space
"Details . . . make the moment vivid; that is what it was like, on the Hornet in its last hours."--Samuel Hynes, New York Times Book Review