Alvin Kernan (1923–2018)
Autor(a) de The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons
About the Author
Alvin Kernan is senior advisor in the humanities at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Obras de Alvin Kernan
Samuel Johnson and the Impact of Print: (Originally published as Printing Technology, Letters, and Samuel Johnson) (1989) 37 cópias
The Imaginary Library: An Essay on Literature and Society (Princeton Legacy Library) (1982) 8 cópias
Two Renaissance Mythmakers: Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson (Selected Papers from the English Institute) (1977) 6 cópias
Ben Jonson: Volpone 2 cópias
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 1 exemplar(es)
The Modern Theatre 1 exemplar(es)
The plot of satire 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1994 (1994) — Author "Experience of War: The Day the Hornet Sank" — 15 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1923-06-13
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-05-17
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Wyoming, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Skillman, New Jersey, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA - Educação
- Williams College (BA)
Yale University (PhD) - Organizações
- United States Navy (Pacific Fleet ∙ World War II)
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Resenhas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 27
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 704
- Popularidade
- #35,974
- Avaliação
- 4.5
- Resenhas
- 11
- ISBNs
- 42
- Idiomas
- 1
The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target.
A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved.… (mais)