In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors

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In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors

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the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors

Statement of responsibility

Doug Stanton

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In harms way

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the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors

Creator

• trueStanton, Doug
• Stanton, Doug

Subject

• trueAdult books for young adults
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II -- Pacific Theater
• Indianapolis (Cruiser)
• trueIndianapolis (Cruiser)
• trueNaval history
• truePacific Ocean
• Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean
• trueShipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean
• trueSurvival
• trueWorld War II -- Naval operations, American
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American

Genre

• trueAdult books for young adults
• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

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 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, In Harm's Way is a classic tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage. 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, after the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueDramatic

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Cataloging source

SPL

Dewey number

940.545973

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• plates

Index

index present

Intended audience

1110

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

D774.I5

LC item number

S73 2003

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1110

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult