USS Iowa at War - Softcover

Bonner, Carolyn; Bonner, Kit

 
9780760328040: USS Iowa at War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0760328048 ISBN 13: 9780760328040
Verlag: Zenith Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

“The Bonner’s are at it again! And this time maritime journalism’s most prolific writer/photographer team focus their deft talents on a beloved sure-fire subject – the mighty battleship Iowa…USS Iowa at War captures the drama of this historic battle – with the U.S. Navy spoiling for revenge for Pearl Harbor – as well as the other great engagements of the Iowa and the mighty vessels of her class.”
Sea Classics

The lead ship of her class, the last of the battleships--and the best--the USS Iowa (BB 61) marks the beginning and end of a naval era. This book traces the Iowas long and storied career--from her conception in the 1930s as the first of the 45,000-ton class of battleships, through her distinguished service in World War II and Korea and the 1980s, to her historic status today. Along the way, the Iowa earned eleven battle stars and took part in what many consider the last of the great battleship engagements, the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. USS Iowa at War captures the drama of this historic battle--with the U.S. Navy spoiling for revenge for Pearl Harbor--as well as the other great engagements of the Iowa and the mighty vessels of her class; in particular, the book depicts the ships part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, where Iowa effectively destroyed all that remained of Japans carrier-based aircraft.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kit and Carolyn Bonner are naval historians and photographers. They have authored or co-authored numerous books, including Great Ship Disasters, Warship Boneyards, Cold War at Sea, and Great Naval Disasters. Kit was the naval consultant for the 1997 blockbuster film, Titanic. They live in Ione, California.

Governor Tom Vilsack was elected Iowa’s 39th Governor in 1998, the first Democratic governor of the state in more than 30 years. He was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002. Prior to being elected governor, Governor Vilsack was an Iowa State Senator (1992-98) and the mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (1987-92) as well as managing a private law practice with his father-in-law.

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The striking of the USS Iowa (BB 61), the lead ship in the last and most capable of the classes of American battleship, from the Naval Vessel Register marks the end of an era for the U.S. Navy. With the departure of the Iowa from the Reserve Fleet anchored in Suisun Bay, near San Francisco, the navy will no longer have any battleships on its rolls. USS Iowa at War traces her long and storied career, from her conception in the 1930s as the first of the forty-five thousand ton class of U.S. battleships, to her distinguished service in World War II as part of the juggernaut bearing down on Imperial Japan, through Korea, into the 1980s, and finally, to recent attempts to obtain custodianship and open her as a public museum. As Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack stated in the book s foreword, It has come to be more than just a battleship, but a symbol of the strength and ideals for which this state, and this nation, stand. The Iowa earned eleven battle stars nine for World War II service and two for Korean War service. This book includes the technical specifications of her armaments and mechanical systems as well as their updates over the decades.

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Verlag
Zenith Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0760328048
ISBN 13 
9780760328040
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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