| Arky: The Saga of the USS Arkansas Contributor(s): Hanley, Ray (Author), Hanley, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 1935106783 ISBN-13: 9781935106784 Publisher: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 359.835 |
| LCCN: 2014035896 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (1.10 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While little has been written about the USS Arkansas, this battleship carried the state's name through two world wars, a Mexican invasion, and into the atomic age. The USS Arkansas, measuring almost the length of two football fields, went to sea in 1911 and sailed the world until 1946 when it served as a target for the atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific. In between, the ship participated in the invasion of Vera Cruz, Mexico; served in World War I; helped Arkansas get an official flag; and assisted in the World War II battles at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Highlighting the narrative with previously unpublished photos, the authors tell the facinating story of the ship and its men by referencing handwritten journals penciled in the midst of service and combat. |