Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813191218)

"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 destructionof 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

Author: William Thomas Generous
ISBN-10: 0813191211
ISBN-13: 9780813191218
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.87h x 6.20w x 0.89d