Queen of the Flat-Tops

By (author): "Stanley Johnston"
Publish Date: September 1942
Queen of the Flat-Tops
ISBN0553242644
ISBN139780553242645
AsinQueen of the Flat-Tops
Original titleQueen of the flat-tops: The U.S.S. Lexington and the Coral Sea battle
This is the incredible story of a historic battle and a gallant ship, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lexington. She lived as gloriously as she fell: her memory gave all who remembered Pearl Harbor and saw her noble end the strength to carry on the defense of the United States of America.At the height of the attack against the Lex on May 8, 1942, the carrier's batteries filled the sky with bursts of antiaircraft fire, fighting off the combined attack of dive bombers and torpedo planes; the decks were filled with the crises of the wounded and the dying. Those who took part will never forget the legendary exploits of the valiant and daring me of the U.S. Navy who participated in the hazardous and crucial Battle of the Coral Sea.