Description: NIFTY FIFTIES NAVY: THE NAVY OF THE 1950s, THE KOREAN WAR, FIRST TEST OF A NAVY IN TRANSITION. Good concise history of the US Navy in the 1950s, as it transitioned from its peak at the end of World War II to its gearing back up at the start of the Korean War. Lots of B/W photos plus a few color photos accompany the narrative. Includes articles on the following topics:Destroyer Escort Duty in 1952 (Blair)Last of the All-Gun Cruisers (Des Moines, Salem, Newport News)USS Bataan, CVL-29Essex Class Carriers Converted to Helo Carriers (Boxer, Princeton, Valley Forge)First Guided Missile Cruisers (Galveston, Albany, Topeka, Chicago, Boston, Canberra)Fleet Submarines, 1945-1955Iowa Class Battleships (Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin)Forrest Sherman Class Destroyers (Davis, Dupont)USS Bon Homme Richard, CV-31Please refer to the pictures for the table of contents. Good condition, except for several pages which were sliced at the bottom corner. See the picture which shows the minor extent of the slice. Economy shipping. Thanks for looking.
Price: 1.99 USD
Location: The Villages, Florida
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Publication Year: 1996
Language: English
Publication Name: Nifty Fifties Navy
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History
Publisher: Challenge Publications
Topic: Navy
