A Glimpse of Hell : The Explosion on the U. S. S. Iowa & Its Cover-Up by Thompson II, Charles C

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

W W Norton & Co Inc, March 1999. Hardcover. Good.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999-03-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1999-03-01. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Hard cover book in very good condition with dust cover."A Glimpse of Hell" by Charles C. Thompson II explores the 1989 explosion on the U.S.S. Iowa battleship. It investigates the causes, loss of life, and the Navy's attempts to conceal the incident, revealing the challenges of truth-seeking within a climate of secrecy and politics.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G/G, used, hc, 430 pages. Interior clean except extensive pencil notations on the ffep, scattered pencil circling, and underlining through text, binding tight. Edge wear to dj, small tear at tail of spine near upper, no chips..

New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1999 W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 1999. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($27.95); light bumping to head, tail, and top edge of DJ. Green paper over boards with dark green overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 430 pp 8vo. In April 1989 the center gun in Turret Two of the USS Iowa blew up on a training exercise. The damage was immense to the ship and resulted in 47 deaths. The Captain began an immediate clean-up of the area destroying all evidence and after his investigation claimed it was the result of a thwarted homosexual affair. The real answer was a cover-up of the Turret Two teams incompetence which the Captain desperately wanted to cover-up for his own career. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1999-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

W W Norton & Co Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0393047148 . Hardcover in dust jacket. Black boards, near pristine. Protected dustjacket sharp and bright, mild shelf wear to edges. Book firm in binding, 430 pages include Index, b&w photographs. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Book Club Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 430 pages .

W. W. Norton, 1999. Very good 1999 hardcover with good dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Hardback. Very Good.