Download or read book USS Missouri BB 63 written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Battleship Missouri written by Paul Stillwell and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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."--Amazon.
Download or read book The Last Battleship written by Scott C. S. Stone and published by Walsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battleship USS Missouri written by Stefan Draminski and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text part of this book describes history of the ship's construction and service. This is accompanied by more than 100 color illustrations showing USS Missouri's (BB-63) appearance on 2 September 1945, when Japanese officials signed formal surrender on her board. Elements that are shown in detail include superstructures, armament, fire control instruments, aircraft, boats, equipment, rig, "surrender deck" fittings etc. Blueprints in 1:350, 1:200, 1:100 and 1:50 scales (general views and details) are included on a separate sheet. The publication is a great reference for building a detailed model of USS Missouri.
Download or read book USS Missouri at War written by Kit Bonner and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the wartime career of the USS Missouri from World War II to the Gulf 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 Mo’s” 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.
Download or read book Battleship Missouri written by Paul Stillwell and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fifty years after the end of World War II comes the first complete history of the USS Missouri, site of the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. This book traces the story of the Missouri - the last of the U.S. Navy's fifty-seven battleships and the most technically advanced - from her keel-laying in 1941 through the ship's successful participation in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Author Paul Stillwell was on the Missouri's final voyage to Hawaii, shortly before her decommissioning in 1992, and interviewed "Desert Storm" veterans still on board. Subsequently, he talked to dozens of other men who served on the Missouri's crew during her long and illustrious history." "Combining those interviews - more than 100 altogether - with records in the Naval Historical Center, National Archives, Harry S. Truman Library, and other repositories, Stillwell has produced an engrossing portrait of the ship and her crew. Readers have a sense of being right on board as history was being made in World War II. They are also treated to an up-close view of the 1946 trip to the Mediterranean that planted the seed for the Sixth Fleet, President Truman's involvement with the ship, the Korean War, midshipman cruises, the warship's modernization in the 1980s after a long period in mothballs, an around-the-world cruise, and finally, her presence in the Persian Gulf." "Among the many fascinating stories to be found here is the tale of a midshipman who gained a personal audience with Winston Churchill during a 1949 cruise to England, a crew member's description of winning a million-dollar state lottery, an account of President Truman's lifting the ban on drinking so he could enjoy his bourbon while visiting the Missouri, an explanation of why the ship just missed participating in the invasion of Inchon, Korea, and a Japanese participant's reaction to General Douglas MacArthur's speech at the surrender ceremony. Some 370 photographs enhance that narrative to give the reader a complete picture of the "Mighty Mo.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book West Caroline Islands written by United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Change of Command USS Missouri BB 63 Long Beach California June 20 1986 written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USS Missouri at War written by Kit Bonner and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2008-10-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the career of the mighty USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States, through its service in WWII, Korea, and the Persian Gulf.
Download or read book USS Missouri written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short history and many stories from veterans (including photos).
Download or read book Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Refloating of the USS Missouri BB 63 written by United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Ships and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USS Missouri written by Turner Publishing and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short history and many stories from veterans (including photos).
Download or read book Proposal to the Secretary of the Navy to Place the USS Missouri BB 63 in San Francisco as a Memorial Museum written by USS Missouri Allied Forces Memorial and published by . This book was released on 1995* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Iowa Class Battleships on Deck written by David Doyle and published by MMD-Squadron Signal. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iowa-class battleships were America's--and the world's--last active battleships, serving as recently as 1995. Back in the World War II era, six of the class were ordered, and four completed: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Missouri rose to fame as the site of the Japanese surrender ending WWII. Each armed with nine 16-inch rifles able to hurl 2,700-lb shells more than 23 miles, the Iowas were capable of combating formidable sea-going foes. In actuality, however, their huge main guns were used instead to shell enemy land positions during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. In later years their original arrays of 16-inch and five-inch guns were augmented with missiles, including the Harpoon as well as the Tomahawk cruise missiles. Explore the decks and depths of these mighty warships, once home to thousands of sailors, 88 pages packed with over 270 color photos, carefully chosen to show the subtle differences between these four near-identical ships.
Download or read book Welcome Aboard USS Missouri BB 63 written by and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Refloating of the U S S Missouri BB 63 written by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
