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THAT GALLANT SHIP U.S.S. YORKTOWN [CV-5]

Written by Robert Cressman
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company in 1985
ISBN: 0933126573

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Front cover

Cover of THAT GALLANT SHIP U.S.S. YORKTOWN [CV-5] by Robert Cressman

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Credits
  • USN Aircraft Names
  • Japanese Aircraft Names
  • Glossary
  • Chapter I: "I Christen Thee Yorktown"
  • Chapter II: "An Indefinite Stay in Hawaiian Waters"
  • Chapter III: "With a Bang and a Prayer and a Cheer"
  • Chapter IV: "The Morale of the Fleet Demands It"
  • Chapter V: "To Destroy Enemy Ships... At Favourable Opportunities"
  • Chapter VI: "Scratch One Flat-top"
  • Chapter VII: "No Higher Honor Than to have Commanded Them in Battle"
  • Chapter VIII: "Ready to Give a Good Account of Herself"
  • Chapter IX: "A Godawful Lucky Coordinated Attack"
  • Chapter X: "Planes Were Falling in Every Direction"
  • Chapter XI: "She was Putting Up a Scrap if any Ship ever Did"
  • Chapter XII: "With all Battle Flags Flying"
  • Chapter XIII: "Victory is our Tradition"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography