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USS Hornet (CV-8) - From the Doolittle Raid and Midway to Santa Cruz

By: Schiffer Publishing

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Naval (Schiffer Publishing)

MSRP old price: $19.99


Product Info

Title
USS Hornet (CV-8) - From the Doolittle Raid and Midway to Santa Cruz
Category
Author
David Doyle
Publish Year
2019
Pages
112
Dimensions
9.25x9.25x.75"
NKG Part #
2147936845
Type
Hardcover

Description

USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, was the third and last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier completed. Serving the US Navy for just over one year, the warship had a brief yet heroic life. This volume explores Hornet’s construction, wartime activities (including the Battle of Midway), and ultimate sinking during the Battle of Santa Cruz in October 1942 through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published, which are reproduced in remarkable clarity. This clarity and the large size of many of the photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, put the reader on the deck of this historic warship throughout its short history. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.