| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 180 pages) : illustrations |
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The Yale Library of military history |
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Yale library of military history.
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| Contents |
Contents -- Foreword, by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan -- Introduction, by Lawrence Stone -- Preface to TH E YALE Edition -- 1. Snow -- 2. Boots -- 3. Pearl -- 4. Cruising -- 5. Midway -- 6. Sunk -- 7. Wandering -- 8. Stateside -- 9. Black Panthers -- 10. Solo -- 11. War�s End -- 12. Peace -- 13. Uncle Sugar -- Index |
| Summary |
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. Kernan served in many battles and was aboard the "Hornet" when it was sunk by torpedoes in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. "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." |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Kernan, Alvin B.
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| SUBJECT |
Kernan, Alvin B. fast (OCoLC)fst00034464 |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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Sailors -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Naval.
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Military campaigns.
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Military operations, Naval -- American.
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Sailors.
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Pacific Ocean.
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United States.
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collective biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300135107 |
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0300135106 |
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