Battleship New Jersey offers the complete history of this long-storied ship from its keel laying in 1940, across all major naval conflicts of the 20th Century from WWII, Korea and Vietnam, and into the Persian Gulf. Driven by compelling new interviews with those who served on the NJ, this volume will be a major draw for readers of battleship design, WWII naval combat in the Pacific, and modern naval warfare.
Battleship New Jersey offers the complete history of this long-storied ship from its keel laying in 1940, across all major naval conflicts of the 20th Century from WWII, Korea and Vietnam, and into the Persian Gulf. Driven by compelling new interviews with those who served on the NJ, this volume will be a major draw for readers of battleship design, WWII naval combat in the Pacific, and modern naval warfare. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 From Drawing Board to Warship: September 1940–January 1944 Chapter 2 World War II—Everything Except a Battleship: January 1944–August 1945 Chapter 3 Postwar Doldrums:August 1945–June 1948 Chapter 4 Korea, Midshipmen, and Korea Again: September 1950–July 1953 Chapter 5 The In-Between Years—Peacetime and Liberty Ports: July 1953–August 1957 Chapter 6 Politics and the Vietnam War: August 1967–December 1969 Chapter 7 From Mothballs to Lebanon: July 1981–June 1984 Chapter 8 Battleship Battle Group: May 1984–November 1988 Chapter 9 Going out in Style: November 1988-February 1991 Chapter 10 New Role for an Old Ship: February 1991-Present
Appendix I USS New Jersey Commanding Officers Appendix II USS New Jersey Ship’s Data Appendix III Deck Diagram Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 From Drawing Board to Warship: September 1940–January 1944 Chapter 2 World War II—Everything Except a Battleship: January 1944–August 1945 Chapter 3 Postwar Doldrums:August 1945–June 1948 Chapter 4 Korea, Midshipmen, and Korea Again: September 1950–July 1953 Chapter 5 The In-Between Years—Peacetime and Liberty Ports: July 1953–August 1957 Chapter 6 Politics and the Vietnam War: August 1967–December 1969 Chapter 7 From Mothballs to Lebanon: July 1981–June 1984 Chapter 8 Battleship Battle Group: May 1984–November 1988 Chapter 9 Going out in Style: November 1988-February 1991 Chapter 10 New Role for an Old Ship: February 1991-Present
Appendix I USS New Jersey Commanding Officers Appendix II USS New Jersey Ship’s Data Appendix III Deck Diagram Bibliography Index
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