In Harm's Way The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

Name: In Harm's Way The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
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ISBN: 9780805073669

ISBN-10: 0805073663

ISBN-13: 9780805073669

Edition: 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Doug Stanton

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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…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 5/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.46" wide x 8.28" long x 1.17" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

A former contributing editor at Esquire & Outside, Doug Stanton is now a contributing editor at Men's Journal. He received an MFA from The Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.