{"product_id":"uss-alabama-on-behalf-of-the-uss-alabama-battleship-9781467110211","title":"USS Alabama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful: this single word aptly describes a naval vessel known as a battleship. The USS Alabama (BB-60) was the last of four South Dakota-class battleships built for World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is well armored and designed to survive an attack while continuing to fight. Her main battery, known as \"Big Guns,\" consisted of nine 16-inch guns; each could launch a projectile weighing as much as a small car that could hit a target 21 miles away. Her crew numbered 2,332 men, none of whom were lost to enemy fire, earning her the nickname \"Lucky A.\" She served as more than just a battleship: she carried troops, supplies, and seaplanes and served in the Pacific and Atlantic; her doctors treated patients from other ships; she was the wartime home for a major-league ballplayer; the movie setting for Hollywood films; and she traveled home to the state of Alabama with the help of schoolchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e On Behalf of the Uss Alabama Battleship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467110213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467110211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.40d","brand":"On Behalf of the Uss Alabama Battleship","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980442861823,"sku":"9781467110211","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6d10001-e2fa-4b86-8286-5368a2f8542c.jpg?v=1683249926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uss-alabama-on-behalf-of-the-uss-alabama-battleship-9781467110211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}