In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
ISBN-13:
9780805066326
ISBN-10:
0805066322
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Doug Stanton
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Company
Format:
Hardcover
333 pages
Category:
Naval
,
Military History
,
United States
,
World War II
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ISBN-13:
9780805066326
ISBN-10:
0805066322
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Doug Stanton
Publication date:
2001
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Company
Format:
Hardcover
333 pages
Category:
Naval
,
Military History
,
United States
,
World War II
Summary
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (ISBN-13: 9780805066326 and ISBN-10: 0805066322), written by authors
Doug Stanton, was published by Henry Holt and Company in 2001.
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A harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster -- and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 317 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser traveling unescorted in enemy waters? And perhaps most amazing of all, how did these 317 men manage to survive?Interweaving the stories of three survivors -- the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine -- journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life in a narrative that is at once immediate and timeless. The definitive account of a little-known chapter in World War II history, In Harm's Way is destined to become a classic tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage.
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