Название: Stay the Rising Sun: The True Story of USS Lexington, Her Valiant Crew, and Changing the Course of World War II
Автор: Phil Keith
Издательство: Zenith Press
ISBN: 0760347417
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 272
Размер: 1,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
Her crew called her the "Lady Lex" - see how her fierce battle turned the tide in the Allies' favor.
In May 1942, the United States' first naval victory against the Japanese in the Coral Sea was marred by the loss of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Another carrier was nearly ready for launch when the news arrived, so the navy changed her name to Lexington, confusing the Japanese.