Crossing the line [electronic resource] : a Bluejacket's odyssey in World War II / Alvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan ; introduction by Lawrence Stone.

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2007.

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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 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."

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Print version: Kernan, Alvin B. Crossing the line. 1st Yale University Press ed. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2007

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October 04, 2019

""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""