Crossing the Line
A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II
Published on 26. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-300-12315-9 (ISBN)
Description
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
"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
Reviews / Votes
"'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 colours 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"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 b-w illus in gallery
Dimensions
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-12315-9 (9780300123159)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
12/2007
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€36.09
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Person
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".