The Mountain State Battleship USS West Virginia

by Myron J. Smith, Jr.

The most thorough and informative history of the USS West Virginia available in one volume.  Myron Smith has not only compiled a history of the USS West Virginia (BB-48), but he also includes an overview of other ships named USS West Virginia.  This book doesn't just inform the reader about the ship herself, but goes into great detail about what life aboard a battleship was like from the 1920's through World War II.  Direct, personal accounts of life on the Wee Vee give the reader a real sense of navy life and the ups and downs of wartime service.  Originally published in hardcover in 1981, this 2009 edition contains the great original text in paperback.  Illustrated, 205 pages.

About the author:

Myron J. Smith, Jr., the former Salem International University library director and history professor, is currently Professor and Library Director, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN.  An internationally known naval and sports historian and bibliographer, he is the author of 80 volumes, including several related to battleships.  Smith has received honors from the states of Texas, West Virginia, and Georgia, the National Football League, and remains the only American to receive the Richard Franck gold medal for historical bibliography from the German government. The author is listed in a number of biographical directories including Who’s Who in America and Contemporary Authors.

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