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Battleship Missouri
An Illustrated History
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Now available in paperback, this book traces the complete story of the Missouri from her keel-laying in 1941, her participation in the Japanese surrender in 1945, and her contribution to the Persian Gulf War. Through extensive interviews and research, author Paul Stillwell has produced an engrossing portrait of the ship and her crew.
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Now available in paperback, this book traces the complete story of the Missouri from her keel-laying in 1941, her participation in the Japanese surrender in 1945, and her contribution to the Persian Gulf War.
Through extensive interviews and research with records from the Naval Heritage and History Command, National Archives, Harry S. Truman Library, and other repositories, author Paul Stillwell has produced an engrossing portrait of the ship and her crew.
With a detailed chronology of the ship's legendary career, dozens of human interest stories, and hundreds of photographs and drawings, Battleship Missouri serves as a fine tribute to one of the great ships of the modern era.
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ISBN: 9781591142317
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 November 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Illustration: 370 B-W Photos, 10 Line Drawings
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 215.0mm
Height: 279.0mm
Weight: 1143g
Pages: 472
About the Author
Paul Stillwell is an independent naval historian. He worked for thirty years at the U.S. Naval Institute as an oral historian and editor of Naval History magazine. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, including four on battleships and an award-winning volume on the Navy's first African American officers, The Golden Thirteen.
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