USS Iowa by Schiffer Publishing

Doyle.Originally commissioned in 1943, the USS Iowa was the lead ship in her class &#8212 the U.S. Navy’s final class of battleships. Bursting with both vintage and modern images, this profile on the historic vessel explores its development and design, service in World War II and Korea, recommissioning in the 1980s, and tragic and deadly explosion in 1989. 128 pages, 277 color and B&W photos, 9″x 9″, hardcover.