What Happened to the Battleship: 1945 to Present

by Chris Baker

Book Overview

In the hundreds of books written about battleships, the authors tend to draw down the curtain on the careers of these great vessels in September 1945, with the surrender of Japan. Yet, on that day some ninety-eight battleships or ex-battleships might be spotted around the world, and eleven of them were in or around Tokyo Bay for the surrender itself. What happened to all those ships? This new book takes a fresh look at the slow demise of the battleship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682478769
• ISBN13: 9781682478769
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 9.9"