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Doyle.
The USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh ship to carry the name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai Raid. 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. Approx. 112 pages, 9″x 9″, hardcover.