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The Sinking Of The U.S.S. Indianapolis And The Extraordinary Story Of Its Survivors
Holt
May 2003
On Sale: May 1, 2003
368 pages
ISBN: 0805073663
EAN: 9780805073669
Kindle: B00823ZRPA
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction History | Military
Now available for the first time in trade paperback, the
bestselling 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 three hundred men were
killed upon impact; close to nine hundred sailors were cast
into the Pacific Ocean, where they struggled to stay alive,
battered by a savage sea and fighting off sharks,
hypothermia, and dementia. By the time help arrived—nearly
four days and nights later—all but 317 men had died. How did
the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was
missing? Why was the cruiser traveling unescorted in enemy
waters? And 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 this harrowing chapter of
World War II history—already a bestseller in its hardcover
and mass market editions—In Harm’s Way is a classic
tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage.
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