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Kernan, Alvin

 
9780300123159: Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0300123159 ISBN 13 : 9780300123159
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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

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À propos de l'auteur

Alvin Kernan (1923-2018) was Avalon University Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, Princeton University. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1941-45. His previous books about World War II include The Unknown Battle of Midway, published by Yale University Press, and the novels Love and Glory and Proceed Without "Hornet".

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300123159
ISBN 13 
9780300123159
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
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