Read the book as a kid and watched the move AGAIN three or four weeks ago on TCM.
I have a couple copies of the book. One is the Landmark soft cover edition I had as a kid, and is now too fragile (from just age and rereading) to open anymore. The other is a recent rerelease with the extra material supplied by Ellen Lawson, some of which contradicts the official story (a lot of the pilots knew the mission during training and long before getting to the Hornet. They, including Lawson, told their wives before leaving).
Also have the movie on VHS and DVD. B&W, not the Ted Turner colorized abomination. I sit down with my kids and make them watch it with me every April 18th.