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 Harbour.
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.
400 images
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 and 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.
Industry 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.' * Military Model Scene *
A splendid pictorial review of an iconic battleship... This book, with its superb collection of photographs provides a magnificent tribute to the USS Arizona. * Scuttlebutt 12/06/2020 *
