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Battleship Massachusetts - Naval History Special Edition (Paperback)
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Battleship Massachusetts - Naval History Special Edition (Paperback)
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Building upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the
Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are
designed to offer studies of the key vessels, battles, and events
of armed conflict. Using an image-heavy, magazine-style format,
these Special Editions should appeal to scholars, enthusiasts, and
general readers alike. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is the third ship
of the South Dakota-class, whose short but intense career
encapsulates the story of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Laid down
in July 1939. She was launched three months before Pearl Harbor.
Her massive 16-inch/45 caliber Mark 6 guns were the first of their
type to fire on an enemy in combat during World War II, and they
also held the distinction of discharging the last 16-inch salvos of
the war. Her shells fell on targets from Casablanca to the suburbs
of Tokyo. She engaged an enemy battleship and protected one of the
most important American amphibious operations of the war. She
scored several of the longest-range gunfire hits against a moving
target in the history of naval warfare, and this during her
shakedown cruise with a crew that was 80 percent straight from the
recruiting center. After this remarkable beginning, Massachusetts
served in the Pacific, in the Gilberts, Marshalls, Philippines, and
in the Okinawa and Japanese campaigns. This Naval History Special
Edition tells how she was constructed, manned, and was equipped.
This work is richly illustrated with an outstanding collection of
photographs covering her entire career. The content draws upon her
war diaries, her action reports, and the oral histories of the men
who served aboard her. This book tells the story of each of the
eleven battle starts earned by Massachusetts. It is the story of
the U.S. Navy's unprecedented triumph in World War II.
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