Battleships: Monsters of the sea: History of the rise and fall of the vessels.(Arts)(Television) From: The Washington Times | Date: June 8, 1997| Author: DeJohn, Christian | COPYRIGHT 1997 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Battleships have always had a symbolic value beyond their physical one. In the early days of World War II, Adolf Hitler hesitated to launch the battleship Deutschland onto the high seas, wary of the psychological effect of the Allies sending "Germany" to the bottom of the sea. President Harry S. Truman chose the decks of the mighty battleship USS Missouri - in Tokyo Bay, Japanese home waters - for Japan's World War II surrender. And nothing could better symbolize the sun setting...

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