Battleship At War The Epic Story of the USS Washington by Musicant, Ivan - 1986

San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 015110400X . 1st Edition/1st Printing with letterline including the A. The seven history of the battleship USS Washington (1942-1947). She first served in the North Atlantic escorting supply ships through the northern seas to Russia. She then took part in every major naval battle in the Pacific and was the only US battleship to fight and destroy an enemy battleship one on one. Author uses deck logs, interviews, letters, and diaries to help tell the story. Covers clean and bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Corners sharp. Remainder mark on top page edges. No highlighting or underlining. Text, photographs, maps and diagrams all clean and bright. Dust Jacket bright but for minor soiling to rear cover. Dust jacket wrinkled along bottom edge of rear cover, minor wrinkle to top edge of front cover. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 364 pages .