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USS New Jersey (Bb-62): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship

Name: USS New Jersey (Bb-62): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship
Brand: Schiffer Publishing
SKU: 9780764356636
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Contributors:

David Doyle

Publisher:

Schiffer Publishing

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

History

Book Subcategory:

Military, Wars & Conflicts

Book Topic:

Naval, United States, World War II

Series:

Legends of Warfare: Naval #5

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Release Date:

2019-03-28

ISBN 13:

9780764356636

Weight:

1.6 lbs

Size:

9.10 x 9.30 x 0.70 inches

Pages:

112

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Preserved today as a museum in its namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat during WWII and the Korean War and was the only battleship of any nation to see service during the Vietnam War. Following service in Vietnam, New Jersey was again retired to the reserve fleet; there it languished from 1969 to 1982, when the Reagan administration reactivated and modernized the New Jersey and its three Iowa-class sisters--Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin--and returned the massive ships to service. New Jersey was again decommissioned and returned to the reserve fleet in 1991. In a move that remains controversial even now, in 1999 the New Jersey was declared surplus by the Navy. The custody of the ship was then transferred to the Home Port Alliance organization in Camden, New Jersey, which currently maintains the battleship as a memorial and museum. This book, through more than 225 photos, documents the battleship from construction, through combat during each of its wars, to its preservation today. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

About the Author
Author of over 100 books, David Doyle maritime books are noted for their thorough coverage of historic vessels and his celebrated ability to locate scarce vintage imagery.

USS New Jersey (Bb-62): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship

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