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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.BattleshipNevadaholds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads.
Both USSNevada(BB-36) and her sister ship USSOklahomawere sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. UnlikeOklahoma, which was scrapped,Nevadawas repaired, refit, and returned to service. BB-36 served with distinction during the invasion of France, and also in the Pacific, supporting the amphibious landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Obsolete by the end of the war,Nevadasurvived the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads. She was finally sunk as a practice target in 1948.
This expanded 176-page entry in theLegends of Warfareseries includes 350 images. The photographs, tables, and accompanying text reveal the ship in construction and during her service in both world wars.[AuthorName]By David Doyle[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]David Doyleis a professional historian and author with a focus on military vehicles. His works are noted for the variety and fidelity of the archival photography presented. He lives in Tennessee.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]345 b/w and color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]345 b/w and color photos[/ColorPattern]
