{"product_id":"uss-missouri-at-war","title":"USS Missouri at War","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn September 2  1945  surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the most eventful years for any vessel in the history of warfare. USS Missouri at War chronicles the career of this mighty warship  the last battleship built by the United States.  Veteran naval historian Kit Bonner describes \"Mighty Mos\" powerful strikes against Japan  its support of the Iwo Jima landings and bombardment of Okinawa  and its decisive role in the destruction of key Japanese industrial targets. That war was over  but the Missouri was not done yet; and Bonner follows her service in the Korean War  her modernization and reactivation for the 1991 Gulf War  and her final decommissioning in 1992  with eleven battle stars to her credit.  For its authoritative and close-up look at the life and work of a world-class battleship  and for its insight into the history of twentieth-century naval warfare  this strikingly illustrated book is one that no naval enthusiast or military history buff will want to be without.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949263876149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0760332193","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780760332191.jpg?v=1770070040","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/uss-missouri-at-war","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}