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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 the war, USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the center of the Philippine Sea when she is struck by two Japanese torpedoes. The ship is instantly transformed into a ...
The definitive account of a little-known chapter in World War II history, In Harm's Way is destined to become a classic tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage. On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine.
Dispelling the Myths of the Indianapolis. The discovery of the USS Indianapolis in August may be the final chapter in a tragic, yet captivating, story. Despite the tale’s intrigue and popularity, many of its commonly repeated features are untrue.
USS Indianapolis served President Roosevelt as ship of state, and Admiral Spruance as the 5th Fleet flagship in WWII. She fought gallantly through many campaigns, earning ten battle stars. Her final top-secret mission was to carry parts of the first atomic bomb used in combat to a U.S. airbase on Tinian.
Books shelved as uss-indianapolis: In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton, Out o...
2 sie 2018 · 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 the war, USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the center of the Philippine Sea when she is struck by two Japanese torpedoes.
Summary. Doug Stanton’s nonfiction account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the horrific deaths of over six hundred members of its crew, and the subsequent court-martial of the ship’s ...
