USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy's carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WW

A “well-written, superbly researched” account of a WWII aircraft carrier’s demise in the Pacific—and the legacy left by the “Lady Lex” (CPL Vincent

Author Otto C. Romanelli, Lt. Cdr. USNR Ret., recounts his experiences during 1943–45 aboard the USS Lexington, "The Blue Ghost." Through numerous photographs