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001 2013443060
003 DLC
005 20141204081915.0
008 130917s2013 xx a 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013443060
020 $a162509390X (pbk.)
020 $a9781625093905 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aVA65.K5$bA62 2013
082 00 $a959.705/445092$223
100 1 $aAlmond, David B.,$d1955-
245 12 $aA sailor's story in black & white :$bbattle for the Hawk /$cby David B. Almond.
246 3 $aSailor's story in black and white
246 30 $aBattle for the Hawk
264 1 $a[United States] :$bXulon Press,$c2013
300 $a255 pages :$billustrations,$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy's first race riot was a considerable 'thorn in the flesh', and the shot heard round the fleet."
500 $a"This book is particularly dedicated to all those who experienced the riot on board the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) on October 12-13, 1972."--Page vii.
520 $aAs a young, black seventeen year old, fresh out of L.A. High School, Los Angeles, Ca., in 1972, David Almond was about to embark on the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. An exuberant, eager sailor, David was ready to serve his country, having just been accepted and inducted into the United States Navy. Excited to "see the world," he was unaware of the ticking time bomb that was about to explode during an era of strained racial relations between blacks and whites in the Navy. "What was happening on the 'Hawk' was a microcosm of the introspection of the soul of America. America's soul was in conflict, tortured and twisted. Bad became good, and good became evil."
600 10 $aAlmond, David B.,$d1955-
610 20 $aKitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier)$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aRace riots$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$xAfrican Americans$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAfrican American sailors$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAfrican American sailors$xSocial conditions$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xHistory$y20th century.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$xHistory$yVietnam War, 1961-1975.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xAfrican Americans.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xNaval operations.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$vBiography.