USS New Mexico Bb-40

by John Taylor, Richard Melzer, Dick Brown

Book Overview

USS New Mexico (BB-40) was commissioned into the fleet near the end of World War I, and the battleship's name was a great honor bestowed upon a state that was but five years old. Because of her superlative performance, New Mexico came to be known as the "Queen of the Seas." During World War II, she was one of the fiercest fighting ships in the Pacific theater, earning six battle stars. This book describes how battleships evolved over the years, how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467127728
• ISBN13: 9781467127721
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"