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.
About the AuthorPaul 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.
Book InformationISBN 9781591142317
Author Paul StillwellFormat Paperback
Page Count 472
Imprint Naval Institute PressPublisher Naval Institute Press
Weight(grams) 1220g
Dimensions(mm) 274mm * 213mm * 22mm