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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bantam Dell Pub Group
Publication date
February 1, 2004
Pages
499
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780553802573
ISBN-10
0553802577
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.90 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Based on eyewitness accounts, declassified Navy documents, and interviews and correspondence with veterans, this epic account chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (February 1, 2004)
9780375432958 | details & prices | 859 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.76 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (February 1, 2004)
9780553802573 | details & prices | 499 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
CD/Spoken Word
With Grover Gardner (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (February 1, 2004)
9780739309087 | details & prices | 5.50 × 4.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Grover Gardner (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (January 1, 2004)
9780739309070 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
About: Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
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