Crossing the line : a Bluejacket's odyssey in World War II /

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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. Kernan served in many battles and was aboard the "Hornet" when it was sunk by torpe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kernan, Alvin B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2007.
Colección:Yale library of military history.
Temas:
Kernan, Alvin B.
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Sailors > United States > Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Marins > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Sailors
Pacific Ocean
United States
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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. Warâ€?s End
  • 12. Peace
  • 13. Uncle Sugar
  • Index

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