Description: On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending WWII were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. This famed event is just a brief moment in the long career of this legendary warship, the last battleship built by the United States. Describes the 'Mighty Mo's' powerful strikes against Japan, its support of the Iwo Jima landings and bombardment of Okinawa, and its decisive role in the destruction of key Japanese industrial targets. WWII ended, but the Missouri was not done; follows her service in the Korean War, her modernization and reactivation for the 1991 Gulf War, and her final decommissioning in 1992 having earned 11 battle stars. An authoritative and close-up look at the life and work of a world-class  battleship, and a valuable insight into the history of twentieth-century naval warfare. At War Series; Bonner and Bonner; 160 pages. - 이 제품은 미주리 관련 자료집 입니다. - 2차대전 부터 걸프전 까지의 미주리 역사가 담겨 있습니다. - 160페이지로 구성되어 있습니다.