Sweet Pea at war : a history of USS Portland (CA-33) /

"Few ships in American history have had as illustrious a history as the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), affectionately known by her crew as 'Sweet Pea.' With the destruction of most of the U.S. battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor, cruisers such as Sweet Pea carried the biggest guns t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Generous, William Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Temas:
Portland (Cruiser)
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Pacific Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Few ships in American history have had as illustrious a history as the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), affectionately known by her crew as 'Sweet Pea.' With the destruction of most of the U.S. battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor, cruisers such as Sweet Pea carried the biggest guns the Navy possessed for nearly a year after the start of World War II. Sweet Pea at War describes in harrowing detail how Portland and her sisters protected the precious carriers and held the line against overwhelming Japanese naval strength
Descripción Física:1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813128238
0813128234

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