Battleship "Missouri": An Illustrated History - Hardcover

Stillwell, Paul; Chesley, Alan B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557507805 ISBN 13: 9781557507808

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 1995

Synopsis

The complete history of the USS Missouri, from her keel-laying in 1941 to the site of the Japanese surrender in 1945 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

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Review:

"Iowa-class battleship aficionados will need to add Stillwell's Battleship Missouri to their library. The rest of us will be glad to know it's there." --Nautical Research Journal

"Since it is the last battleship to be built for the U.S. Navy, the last one to be in commission, and the site of the Japanese surrender that marked the ending of World War Two, the USS Missouri (BB-63) has earned a place in the U.S. naval history. This impressive book describes the history of this historic ship in great detail and author Stillwell has certainly turned up a mass of information about the events on board and around the BB-63 in its long career . . . the sheer amount of information in this book about the BB-63 makes it an item battleship enthusiasts will find well worth the price." --Warship International

"Paul Stillwell has compiled what must now stand as the USS Missouri's definitive history."--American Neptune

Synopsis:

Traces the history of the Missouri the last of the US Navy's 57 battleships and the most technically advanced from her keel-laying in 1941 through her successful participation in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Draws on interviews with dozens of men who served on the Missouri (the author was one of them), along with archive research, to present a det

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1557507805
• ISBN 13: 9781557507808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 450
• Illustrator: Chesley Alan B.