USS HORNET CV-12: Service in War and Peace

The story of the USS Hornet over these 80 years, from design and construction to service in times of war and times of peace. The design was a pre-war, before any of the lessons of WWII could be added, and yet this ship and its crew were able to meet every challenge they faced from 1943 until 1970 and then again as a museum ship starting in 1998 and continuing today. Fully illustrated most in color.