Paul L Stillwell

Battleship Missouri

An Illustrated History. Sprache: Englisch.

kartoniert , 472 Seiten

ISBN 1591142318

EAN 9781591142317

Veröffentlicht Oktober 2015

Verlag/Hersteller Naval Institute Press

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Beschreibung

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, author Paul Stillwell has produced an engrossing portrait of the ship and her crew.

Portrait

Paul Stillwell is an independent historian and retired naval officer. 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 fourteen books, including four on battleships and an award-winning volume on the Navy’s first African American officers, The Golden Thirteen. His 2021 book Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. also received acclaim. He lives in Arnold, Maryland.