Now available in paperback, this book traces the complete story of the "Missouri" from her keel-laying in 1941, her participation in the Japanese surrender in 1945, and her contribution to the Persian Gulf War. Through extensive interviews and research with records from the Naval Heritage and History Command, National Archives, Harry S. Truman Library, and other repositories, author Paul Stillwell has produced an engrossing portrait of the ship and her crew. With a detailed chronology of the ship s legendary career, dozens of human interest stories, and hundreds of photographs and drawings, " Battleship" Missouri serves as a fine tribute to one of the great ships of the modern era."