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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Main Author: Kernan, Alvin B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2007
Series:Yale library of military history.
Subjects:
Kernan, Alvin B.
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.
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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. Warâ€?s End
  • 12. Peace
  • 13. Uncle Sugar
  • Index

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