Download or read book The American Battleship written by Samuel Loring Morison and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout two world wars, the battleship served as the ultimate naval gun platform and was the king of warships. Even in this, the era of the supercarrier, battleships still evoke an aura of raw energy and firepower."