USS Arizona: The Enduring Legacy of a Battleship

by Ingo Bauernfeind

Overview

This lavishly illustrated and very personal book covers the history of the battleship USS Arizona from her launch to her loss on December 7, 1941 when she was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn about the ship’s enduring legacy firsthand as told by survivors, historians, enemies, sons of admirals, and people who have a personal connection to the Arizona. Moreover, this book provides a detailed examination of the Arizona’s wreck by archaeologists of the National Parks Service looking for ways to preserve her for the future. Learn about the tribute given by presidents and foreign dignitaries in order to honor Arizona’s fallen crew. The book includes a download video with oral histories by Arizona survivors as well as narrated underwater footage of the wreck.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783981598452
Publisher:	Bauernfeind Press
Publication date:	12/19/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	85 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Born in Germany in 1976, Ingo Bauernfeind studied military and naval history, visual communication, and documentary film at Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu. In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Ingo initiated and completed various museum projects in cooperation with the USS Arizona Memorial’s historian, Mr. Daniel A. Martinez, as well as the USS Missouri and the U.S. Navy. Over the years, Ingo has completed 30 books about naval, military, and aviation history and either directed or co-produced award-winning documentaries in cooperation with German and American TV networks. This includes various films about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (First Shot & Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor) and the Pacific War. In addition, Ingo has been producing interactive museum guides for history and naval museums in Pearl Harbor and in Germany.

Editorial Reviews

"Going from my first reaction to seeing this book, it is a stunner….Throughout this first half of the book there are some superb archive photos of the Arizona, showing her life before that fatal day in 1941. An amazing collection of images and memories... It even includes three QR codes which you can scan with your phone to view video footage of veterans memories and video from the sunken hull today. As I said at the outset, stunning."

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"Uniquely, there are QR codes which give access to various online resources...These are every bit as good as the book itself and greatly expand on the narrative within the book. It is thoroughly recommended for the general reader and naval enthusiast alike.’’

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The naval actions covered provide the reader with a clear but abbreviated account of the course of the individual naval battle or campaign being discussed. The naval story as told examines both strategic and tactical objectives of the German Navy and the Royal Navy as they fight each other.

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