{"product_id":"us-navy-auxiliary-vessels-ken-w-sayers-9781476672564","title":"U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e For more than a century, the U.S. Navy's battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and amphibious warfare vessels have depended on a small group of specialized auxiliary ships to provide fuel, food, ammunition, parts and other material support and services. Without these workhorse vessels, the U.S. Fleet could not have won in World War II and it could not today deploy and remain on station in the far distant waters of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book provides the rosters, histories, specifications and illustrations of 130 different auxiliary ship types in the last 100 years, including the little-known ones, the latest expeditionary fast transports and future towing, salvage and rescue ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken W. Sayers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476672563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476672564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Ken W. Sayers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123898020095,"sku":"9781476672564","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d69842a7-5055-4550-bc11-695b708865f5.jpg?v=1687433539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-navy-auxiliary-vessels-ken-w-sayers-9781476672564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}