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Control # 1 2023019080
Control # Id 3 DLC
Date 5 20240130093356.0
Fixed Data 8 230419s2023 ctuab b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2023019080
ISBN 20    $a9780811773836$q(cloth)
ISBN 20    $z9780811773843$q(epub)
Obsolete 39    $a336263$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
Geog. Area 43    $apo-----
LC Call 50 00 $aD774.S318$bD43 2023
Dewey Class 82 00 $a940.54/265933$223/eng/20230422
ME:Pers Name 100 $aDe Graw, Lawrence A.,$d1948-$eauthor.
Title 245 10 $aSitting ducks at Guadalcanal :$bthe U.S. Navy's disaster at the battle of Savo Island in World War II /$cLawrence A. De Graw.
Title:Varint 246 30 $aU.S. Navy's disaster at the battle of Savo Island in World War II
Tag 264 264  1 $aEssex, Connecticut :$bStackpole Books,$c[2023]
Phys Descrpt 300    $axiii, 510 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
Tag 336 336    $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 497-502) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aThe Battle of Savo Island -- The battle main -- Piercing the bamboo curtain: factors contributing to the American and Allied naval losses -- The commanders: the gentlemen warriors of Guadalcanal -- Appendix A. The map series: force deployments, timelines, tabular records of movement -- Appendix B. Table of terms, definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations.
Abstract 520    $a"This book is a minute-by-minute retelling of the First Battle of Savo Island. This naval history features a colorful narrative that covers the big picture as well as stories of individual vessels and sailors as well as a careful analysis of the battle and just what went wrong for the U.S. Navy off the island of Guadalcanal"--$cProvided by publisher.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aSavo Island, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942.