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Indianapolis : The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U. S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101501135953
ISBN-139781501135958
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038791656
Product Key Features
Book TitleIndianapolis : The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U. S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
Number of Pages592 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / United States, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorLynn Vincent, Sara Vladic
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19.3 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-015537
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Enthralling . . . Meticulously researched . . . A gripping study of the greatest sea disaster in the history of the U.S. Navy and its aftermath." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "Simply outstanding . . . Indianapolis is a must-read . . . Sea battles, adventures, the secret mission to deliver materials for the assemblage of the atomic bomb to the Pacific Islands, tragedy, disaster, an epic ordeal--sharks included--in the open ocean, courtroom drama, political intrigue, and the uphill battle by the band of survivors to exonerate the ship's captain will all have readers unable to put this book down. . . . Vincent and Vladic have produced a tour de force of true human drama." -- Booklist (starred review), "A wonderful book . . . Thanks to Indianapolis , we now have a complete and accessible story of this saga. It is a gripping and engaging tale that features grievous mistakes, extraordinary courage, unimaginable horror, and a cover-up. . . . Vincent and Vladic spent years talking to the dwindling band of survivors and giving voice to their stories. . . . This exhaustive and comprehensive assessment is as complete an account of this tragic tale as we are likely to have. It is compelling history." -- Christian Science Monitor, "Sharks, torpedoes, deadly secrets . . . In Indianapolis , Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic expose what really happened that day in 1945 when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the Navy cruiser." -- New York Times Book Review, "Gripping . . . This yarn has it all . . . Stories of courage, cowardice, and sharks--lots of sharks . . . The disaster has been the subject of numerous books . . . [and] you wouldn't think there would be much left to say. But, as it turns out, there is. Vincent and Vladic have delivered an account that stands out through its crisp writing and superb research. Indianapolis also goes where past books haven't, to the full story behind the decades-long movement to clear the captain's besmirched name. . . . Somehow, Vincent and Vladic manage to weave the story of the fateful voyage with events occurring fifty-five or more years later, making for taut action throughout the book. Is this the definitive and final narrative of the Navy's worst sea disaster? Indianapolis is sure to hold its own for a long time." -- USA Today, "Vividly detailed . . . In a brisk, fact-based narrative, Indianapolis mixes horror and scandal. . . . With diligent reporting and sharp writing, Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic have accomplished a daunting chore facing writers of historic nonfiction: take a story whose outline is known to the public and craft an account that is compelling yet comprehensive." -- Los Angeles Times
Dewey Decimal940.54/26
SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "GRIPPING...THIS YARN HAS IT ALL." -- USA TODAY * "A WONDERFUL BOOK." -- Christian Science Monitor * "ENTHRALLING." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "A MUST-READ." -- Booklist (starred review) A human drama unlike any other--the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history. Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights and four days, almost three hundred miles from the nearest land, nearly nine hundred men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. For the first time Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship, her crew, and their final mission to save one of their own in "a wonderful book...that features grievous mistakes, extraordinary courage, unimaginable horror, and a cover-up...as complete an account of this tragic tale as we are likely to have" ( The Christian Science Monitor ). It begins in 1932, when Indianapolis is christened and continues through World War II, when the ship embarks on her final world-changing mission: delivering the core of the atomic bomb to the Pacific for the strike on Hiroshima. "Simply outstanding... Indianapolis is a must-read...a tour de force of true human drama" ( Booklist , starred review) that goes beyond the men's rescue to chronicle the survivors' fifty-year fight for justice on behalf of their skipper, Captain Charles McVay III, who is wrongly court-martialed for the sinking. "Enthralling...A gripping study of the greatest sea disaster in the history of the US Navy and its aftermath" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review), Indianapolis stands as both groundbreaking naval history and spellbinding narrative--and brings the ship and her heroic crew back to full, vivid, unforgettable life. "Vincent and Vladic have delivered an account that stands out through its crisp writing and superb research... Indianapolis is sure to hold its own for a long time" ( USA TODAY )., Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most highly classified naval mission of World War II, USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the center of the Philippine Sea when she is struck by two Japanese torpedoes, sinking it within minutes. Some 300 men go down with the ship. Nearly 900 make it into the water alive. For the next five nights and four days, almost three hundred miles from the nearest land, the men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. For the better part of a century, the story of USS Indianapolis has been understood as a sinking tale. The reality, however, is far more complicated-and compelling. Now, for the first time, thanks to a decade of original research and in interviews with 107 survivors and eyewitnesses, Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship, her crew, and their final mission to save their captain from a wrongful court-martial. A sweeping saga of survival, sacrifice, justice, and love, Indianapolis stands as both groundbreaking naval history and spellbinding narrative-and brings the ship and her heroic crew back to full, vivid, unforgettable life. It is the definitive account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history. Book jacket., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "GRIPPING...THIS YARN HAS IT ALL." -- USA TODAY * "A WONDERFUL BOOK." -- The Christian Science Monitor * "ENTHRALLING." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "A MUST-READ." -- Booklist (starred review) A human drama unlike any other--the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history. Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights and four days, almost three hundred miles from the nearest land, nearly nine hundred men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. For the first time Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship, her crew, and their final mission to save one of their own in "a wonderful book...that features grievous mistakes, extraordinary courage, unimaginable horror, and a cover-up...as complete an account of this tragic tale as we are likely to have" ( The Christian Science Monitor ). It begins in 1932, when Indianapolis is christened and continues through World War II, when the ship embarks on her final world-changing mission: delivering the core of the atomic bomb to the Pacific for the strike on Hiroshima. "Simply outstanding... Indianapolis is a must-read...a tour de force of true human drama" ( Booklist , starred review) that goes beyond the men's rescue to chronicle the survivors' fifty-year fight for justice on behalf of their skipper, Captain Charles McVay III, who is wrongly court-martialed for the sinking. "Enthralling...A gripping study of the greatest sea disaster in the history of the US Navy and its aftermath" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review), Indianapolis stands as both groundbreaking naval history and spellbinding narrative--and brings the ship and her heroic crew back to full, vivid, unforgettable life. "Vincent and Vladic have delivered an account that stands out through its crisp writing and superb research... Indianapolis is sure to hold its own for a long time" ( USA TODAY ).
LC Classification NumberD774.I5V56 2018
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