My Heart of Texas: USS Texas and Mark Lardas | NewsRadio 740 KTRH

In the latest edition of My Heart of Texas, Shara Fryer has a captivating conversation with author, engineer and historian Mark Lardas.

From the Normandy Invasion to the Gateway Lunar Project, Lardas shares lessons from his incredible career, with unique insider knowledge of the unique accomplishments of Texas and Texans.

The USS Texas was launched on May 18, 1912 and was considered the world’s most powerful weapon in 1914 and served on D-Day in 1944.

“This is the last remaining battleship, from the days when battleships ruled the oceans,” Lardas said, “And they brought it here in 1948.”