The Ship That Held the Line: The U.S.S. Hornet and the First Year of the Pacific War Pop Culture the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes

the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain

ISBN13: 9780060972653 ISBN10: 0060972653 Material Type: paperback

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the broadening (and in some ways also restricting) of young women’s intellectual horizons and social life at Wellesley

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The Ship That Held the Line: The U.S.S. Hornet and the First Year of the Pacific War Pop Culture the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomesThe author's fascination with the "life" of the USS Hornet began when he was 13 years old, and he retains some of that boyish wonder in this well researched biography that includes the personal reminisces of the shipmen who served on the Hornet. One of the few fleet aircraft carriers in the world at the time, the ship played a vital role in the first year of the Pacific war, particularly in the Doolittle raid, at Midway, and as a vital link in holding