Strike! USS Hancock (CVA-19) Carrier Air Task Group Twp 1957 Far Eastern Cruise

Tokyo: Dai Nippon Printing Company, 1957. Hardcover. The 1957 cruise book of the USS Hancock. From the Editor's note on the final page: "We think this is an unusual book, and sincerely hope you have enjoyed it. From the outset, the objective of the Staff was to produce the finest cruise book possible. This idea was blessed in the encouragement received from the Command. Direct results of this enthusiasm were the generous specifications of the book -- the large size, the greater number of color pages, and the finest paper, printing, binding and cover available....In contents, STRIKE was again to be an unusual cruise book. First, we wanted to tell of the mission of our aircraft carrier in Far Eastern waters...In our coverage of Ports-of-Call, we again strove for the unusual. Each port was to be the subject of a feature article on the life in that area, illustrated with the most beautiful photography we could obtain. Lastly, STRIKE was to tell of each man, of his work and pains and pleasures, in life aboard ship." The book was printed at the Tokyo plant of the Dai Nippon Printing Company, Very Good. Item #2024-Q197

Price: $100.00