 | Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket''s Odyssey in World War II Subjects: Kernan Alvin B; World War 1939–1945 -- Naval operations American; World War 1939–1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War 1939–1945 -- Personal narratives American; Sailors -- United States -- Biography; 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 Alvin Kernan is 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 the forthcoming Proceed Without "Hornet". |
