Whitaker. The fourth and final South Dakota-class battleship, the USS Alabama (BB-60), which received nine battle stars during World War II, is now a museum ship berthed at Mobile's Battleship Memorial Park. This volume examines the "Lucky A" - which earned the nickname for never losing a single member of its 2,332-man crew to enemy fire - from stem to stern, traces her wartime service in the Pacific and Atlantic, describes her roles in Hollywood films, and more. 128 pages, approximately 200 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.
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