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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...
21 maj 2019 · 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...
The USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser, is on a top-secret mission to deliver the atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Upon successfully completing this mission, the ship is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, leading to one of the most harrowing survival stories in naval history.
In 1945, the USS Indianapolis was on a covert mission to carry nuclear materials to the Pacific where they would be used against the Japanese. On July 30, the Japanese torpedoed and sank the ship. Hundreds escaped the fiery death trap, only to be stranded for days in the shark infested ocean. Only 316 members of the crew survived.
1 kwi 2001 · On July 30, 1945, after completing a top secret mission to deliver parts of the atom bomb "Little Boy," which would be dropped on Hiroshima, the battle cruiser 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 ...
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.
In Harm’s Way is a history book by Doug Stanton, published in 2001. Stanton employed some unusual narrative devices for a work of history in recounting the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in World War II. Stanton begins the book with an account of Captain Charles McVay’s last day alive in 1968, following him through the day ...
