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Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 9780767906784
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767906780
ISBN-13
9780767906784
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1898145
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fatal Voyage : the Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / United States
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-025297
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Mr. Kurzman's description of theIndianapolis…lingers in the memory…A well-toldand disturbingdisaster story." --New York Times Book Review "Kurzman's gripping book paints a…horrible scene. The sinking of the Indianapolis wasand remainsperhaps the most shameful naval disaster in American history." --People, "Mr. Kurzman's description of the Indianapolis ...lingers in the memory...A well-toldand disturbingdisaster story." -- New York Times Book Review "Kurzman's gripping book paints a...horrible scene. The sinking of the Indianapolis wasand remainsperhaps the most shameful naval disaster in American history." -- People, "Mr. Kurzman's description of the Indianapolis …lingers in the memory…A well-toldand disturbingdisaster story." -- New York Times Book Review "Kurzman's gripping book paints a…horrible scene. The sinking of the Indianapolis wasand remainsperhaps the most shameful naval disaster in American history." -- People
Dewey Decimal
940.54/5973
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, the Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea. The ship had just left the island of Tinian, delivering components of the atomic bomb destined for Hiroshima. As the torpedoes hit, the Indianapolis erupted into a fiery coffin, sinking in less than fifteen minutes and leaving nine hundred crewmen fighting for life in shark-infested waters. They expected a swift, routine rescue, unaware that the Navy high command didn't even realize that the Indianapolis was missing. Help would not arrive for another five days. Drawn from definitive interviews with key figures, Fatal Voyage recounts the horrific events endured as the number of water-treading survivors dwindled to just 316. Each gruesome day brought more madness and slow death, from explosion-related injuries, dehydration, and, most terrifying of all, shark attacks. But the pain did not end when the men finally returned home- The Indianapolis 's commander, Captain Charles B. McVay III, was court-martialed for causing the clearly unavoidable disaster. With a new afterword chronicling the fifty-five-year campaign by Indianapolis survivors and their supporters to win public vindication for Captain McVay, this classic is restored, along with memories of the Indianapolis crew., Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, the Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea. The ship had just left the island of Tinian, delivering components of the atomic bomb destined for Hiroshima. As the torpedoes hit, the Indianapolis erupted into a fiery coffin, sinking in less than fifteen minutes and leaving nine hundred crewmen fighting for life in shark-infested waters. They expected a swift, routine rescue, unaware that the Navy high command didn't even realize that the Indianapolis was missing. Help would not arrive for another five days. Drawn from definitive interviews with key figures, Fatal Voyage recounts the horrific events endured as the number of water-treading survivors dwindled to just 316. Each gruesome day brought more madness and slow death, from explosion-related injuries, dehydration, and, most terrifying of all, shark attacks. But the pain did not end when the men finally returned home: The Indianapolis 's commander, Captain Charles B. McVay III, was court-martialed for causing the clearly unavoidable disaster. With a new afterword chronicling the fifty-five-year campaign by Indianapolis survivors and their supporters to win public vindication for Captain McVay, this classic is restored, along with memories of the Indianapolis crew.
LC Classification Number
D774.I5K87 2001
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