I read this book, probably 20 or more years ago. It was a great read and extensively researched, using the surviving deck logs of both US and Japanese ships, as well as interviews with ship's crew members and pilots. Definitely worth the time to read for anyone interested. The same pilot also wrote a similarly researched book on the Doolittle Raid titled "Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor".
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