USS Missouri at War

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On September 2, 1945, give up ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast world wide from the deck of the usMissouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the crucial eventful years for any vessel within the history of warfare. USS Missouri at War chronicles the career of this mighty warship, the last battleship built by the USA.

Veteran naval historian Kit Bonner describes “Mighty Mos” powerful strikes against Japan, its beef up of the Iwo Jima landings and bombardment of Okinawa, and its decisive role within the destruction of key Japanese industrial targets. That war used to be over, but the Missouri used to be not done yet; and Bonner follows her service within the Korean War, her modernization and reactivation for the 1991 Gulf War, and her final decommissioning in 1992, with eleven battle stars to her credit.

For its authoritative and close-up take a look at the life and work of a world-class battleship, and for its insight into the history of twentieth-century naval warfare, this strikingly illustrated book is one that no naval enthusiast or military history buff will wish to be without.

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