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Lexington Goes Down, The Paperback – February 1, 1994

by A. A. Hoehling (Author)

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208 pages
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English
Publisher

Stackpole Books
Publication date

February 1, 1994
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6.25 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0811725502
ISBN-13

978-0811725507
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stackpole Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811725502
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811725507
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Vincent L. Anderson

Survivor

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014

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I was a Cpl. in the 94 man Marine Detachment on the Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea, My battle station was on a 5" 25 cal. antiaircraft gun on the port side aft. Gun Battery 4, Gun 10. This was an excellent and well written book, even though no Marine survivors were interviewed.

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Philip M. Lindquist

A Readable Collection of First-Hand Accounts

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2000

This is an easily read collection of first hand remembrances of the loss of the first carrier Lexington, CV2. The author has gathered a large number of accounts from both crew members of the Lexington and from those on the escorting vessels. The book is divided into two parts - the first focusing on the attack on the carrier when there was hope she would survive and the second focusing on the events leading to her loss. An enjoyable book that gives an insight into what it was like to serve on a carrier in the early days of WWII.

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Captain Phil

Good but Could Have Been Better

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013

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Written in the style and vernacular of its day, it's still a pretty good book, if not "gripping." It places a lot of emphasis on the "ring knocker's" club of Naval Academy graduates who seem to be more of a fraternity chapter aboard the Lexington, CV-2, than a group of naval officers. It's good for research background, which is why I bought it: I'm writing a book on the CV-2 and CV-16 aircraft carriers and their important roles in WW II.

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Marvin D. Pipher

The Lexington and her crew finally get their day in the sun

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2008

One of my earliest childhood recollections of World War II is the sinking of the Lexington as pictured on pages 162-163 of this book. That picture appeared on the front page of our local newspaper one day in May, 1942, and has been indelibly imprinted on my memory ever since. But, before I encountered this book, I never knew exactly what happened to the Lexington nor did I know how it happened. Other carriers, the Yorktown, Hornet and Enterprise, among others, have been featured many times over the years and much has been written about them, but I have never seen anything written about the Lexington nor have I ever seen anything about her in the written or filmed chronicles of any engagements. With her sinking, it seemed, that the Lexington simply slipped into history.

This book, however, finally brings the Lexington and her crew back to life and tells the story of their gallant efforts, first in battle and later as they struggled to save their ship. It is long over due.

Unfortunately, although it sheds a lot of light on the action which crippled and ultimately led to the sinking of the Lexington and on the heroic actions of her crew, it is not reader friendly. Most critically: actions and events are not systematically presented in chronological order making it difficult to follow the storyline, and, to make matters worse, the reader is constantly shuttled from one part of the ship to another to pick up another personal recollection related to a particular individual and to his work station. This makes for a difficult read, even for one who served aboard two WWII vintage aircraft carriers.

I finally concluded that the author, rather than being the amateur for which I took him, was in reality attempting to get as many verbatim quotes from the surviving crewmen into the book as possible. That is certainly a worthwhile tribute to those brave men and to their fellows. But, from a readers perspective, the author would have been better served if he had merged their recollections into a coherent story having a higher degree of continuity, rather than fragmenting his account by attempting to tell each man's individual story. .

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