The Mighty A: The Short, Heroic Life of the USS Atlanta (CL-51) - America's First Warship Commissioned After Pearl Harbor

The story of the USS Atlanta and her crew, who fought valiantly at Guadalcanal.

About the author

David F. Winkler is a retired Navy commander having received his commission through Penn State NROTC. Having earned his Ph.D. at American University, he served as staff historian at the Naval Historical Foundation for 25 years, has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval War College, and held the Charles Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the Smithsonian. He has published five books with the Naval Institute Press and writes a monthly historical perspective column for Sea Power Magazine. He is the author of Witness to Neptune's Inferno, based on the diary of Atlanta's Assistant Gunnery Officer Lloyd M. Mustin.

Summary

The story of the USS Atlanta and her crew, who fought valiantly at Guadalcanal.

Product details

• Authors: David F Winkler, David F. Winkler
• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2025
• EAN: 9781636245027
• ISBN: 978-1-63624-502-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 162 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 542 g
• Illustrations: 25 images
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous