USS Missouri (BB-63): America's Last Battleship

The USS Missouri, a famous American battleship from the 20th century, tells the story of her inception in 1940, WWII kamikaze attacks, and the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay in 1945. Photos, many unpublished, depict her post-WWII activities, including transporting the Truman family and her return to combat in the Korean and Persian Gulf wars. Now a museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the ship is a testament to American military history.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2018
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

The story of the USS Missouri, one of America's most famous warships of the twentieth century, and the world's last battleship, is told from her inception in 1940, through WWII kamikaze attacks, to her being the location of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, on September 2, 1945. Missouri's post-WWII activities are covered, from her transporting of the Truman family from South America, to her unfortunate grounding in the Chesapeake Bay, on to her return to combat, not only off Korea in 1950, but also the Persian Gulf in 1990–91. The story of this historic ship is presented through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published, and are reproduced in remarkable clarity. The story culminates in Missouri's current status as a museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Large, clear photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, puts the reader on the deck of this legendary American warship. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Weight: 824g
Dimension: 236 x 235 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764355622