USS Hornet (CV-8): From the Doolittle Raid and Midway to Santa Cruz
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0764358626
ISBN13:9780764358623
Release Date:November 2019
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:112 Pages
Weight:1.81 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 9.2" x 9.1"
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