Fatal Voyage The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Name: Fatal Voyage The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
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ISBN: 9780767906784

ISBN-10: 0767906780

ISBN-13: 9780767906784

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Dan Kurzman

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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…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/14/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.05" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword




The Victor and the Vanquished



The Secret Weapon



The Heavenly Mission



Toward the Dawn



The Merchants of Tranquility



An Ordinary Cruise



Revenge of the Samurai



Prelude to Madness



Under No Command



A Way of Life



Back from the Brink



The Price of Salvation



For the Good of the Navy



Toy of Treachery


Epilogue


Afterword



Crew of the USS Indianapolis


Notes


Bibliography


Index