The deadly saga of the Solomons plays out at the Santa Cruz Islands. In one terrible day of vicious combat, Enterprise loses her sister ship USS Hornet and suffers dozens of casualties as bombs nail her flight deck. When the smoke clears, Enterprise is the only American Carrier left in the Pacific. For the US Navy at Santa Cruz, Survival becomes the ultimate battle.

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