The Lexington Goes Down: The Last Seven Hours of a Fighting Lady.
By A. A Hoehling.
Published by Prentice-Hall in 1971.
A detailed, hour-by-hour account of the final moments of the U.S. Navy's first large aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington (CV-2), during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. The book details the events of May 8, 1942, starting from the Japanese air attack around 11 A.M. until the ship's scuttling by an American destroyer at 7:56 P.M.. Hoehling uses interviews with survivors and naval authorities to provide a human perspective on the tragedy, focusing on the actions and thoughts of individual crew members as they fought a losing battle against fires and explosions.
Hardcover. 6x9, 208 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with minor wear and some rubbing.
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