{"product_id":"uss-california-bb-44-tennessee-class-battleship-in-wwii-hardcover-3","title":"USS California (Bb-44): Tennessee-Class Battleship in WWII - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUSS \u003cem\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/em\u003e (BB-44) was commissioned by the US Navy in 1921, a year after her sister ship, USS \u003cem\u003eTennessee\u003c\/em\u003e. The ship was sunk during the surprise attack on the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941. \u003cem\u003eCalifornia \u003c\/em\u003ewas raised and subject to a drastic refit and modernization, finally returning to operational duty in early 1944. BB-44 saw combat in several of the later battles against Japan. The battleship was placed in reserve in 1946, decommissioned in 1947, and scrapped in 1959.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This work provides a pictorial history of \u003cem\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/em\u003e, from the keel laying in 1916 onward. Several hundred images and detailed captions show the ship in action and in its various technical details, both before and after the extensive wartime refit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776757391557,"sku":"9780764370854","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/DP8h_oUf49780764370854_b437aa39-8f70-4ab7-a1ed-1b484e9a758d.webp?v=1770553038","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/uss-california-bb-44-tennessee-class-battleship-in-wwii-hardcover-3","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}