Review (PDF) USS Missouri At War
On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the most eventful years for any vessel in the history of warfare. USS Missouri at War chronicles the career of this mighty warship, the last battleship built by the United States. Veteran naval historian Kit Bonner describes "Mighty Mos" powerful strikes against Japan, its support of the Iwo Jima landings and bombardment of Okinawa, and its decisive role in the destruction of key Japanese industrial targets. That war was over, but the Missouri was not done yet; and Bonner follows her service in 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 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 want to be without.
Series: At War
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Zenith Press; 1st edition (October 24, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760332193
ISBN-13: 978-0760332191
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,307,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #172 in Books > History > Military > United States > Operation Desert Storm #440 in Books > History > Military > Korean War #3257 in Books > History > Military > Naval
My dad was on the Missouri from commissioning to its return to the USA after WWII. I have been aboard the ship twice. This book does a great job of capturing the essence of the ship and its crew from commissioning to its current resting place as a Pearl Harbor Museum. It could have had a few more details about size, components, etc. as I am a techie at heart. And it would have been great to have a copy of the map of all the places the Missouri has been. (This map is in the ship now.) If you are interested in the Missouri for personal reasons, as I was, or for historical reasons, as I also was, this is a must have book. One thing the book does especially well is to set the context for its re-commissioning and use during the cold war. I learned a lot about the ship and the context of its use from this book.
LOTS OF HISTORY BUT NOR MUCH WAR, AND I SERVED ON BB63
Good read
Pretty good book ,has a alot of politics in it that i wasn't crazy about,needed more pics and text about the subject.
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