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Sweet Pea at War : A History of USS Portland
Overview
"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
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780813191218
- ISBN-10: 0813191211
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Publish Date: June 2005
- Dimensions: 8.87 x 6.2 x 0.89 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 312
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