Historic Battleship Texas The Last Dreadnought

Name: Historic Battleship Texas The Last Dreadnought
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ISBN: 9781933337074

ISBN-10: 1933337079

ISBN-13: 9781933337074

Edition: 2007

Authors: John C. Ferguson

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During the first quarter of the 20th century, the major naval powers of the world built hundreds of Dreadnought-style battleships. Today there is only one. The battleship Texas was for a time the most powerful weapon on earth. When it was commissioned in 1914, the 14-inch guns were the largest in the world. This technological marvel of the time served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I and was the flagship of the entire U.S. Navy between the two World Wars. During the Second World War, an older Texas, past its prime, supported amphibious invasions in North Africa, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The ship and her crew were preparing for the invasion of Japan when…

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: State House Press
Publication date: 8/27/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



Birth of the Texas



Early Years and "Over There"-The Texas in World War I



An Interlude of Peace



The War Begins



"A Date That Will Live in Infamy"-The U.S. Enters World War II



Guns Fired in Anger-The Invasion of North Africa



Operation Overlord-The Invasion of France



Cherbourg and Southern France



Lone Star of Suribachi-The U.S.S. Texas at Iwo Jima



The Last Battle-The U.S.S. Texas at Okinawa



The End of the War Comes to the Texas



Rebirth of the Texas-A New Role for an Old Ship



Commanding Officers of the U.S.S. Texas



Casualties of June 25, 1944


Notes