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| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9781471146992 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471146995 |
| Book Description | Indianapolis is the thrilling true story of the greatest naval disaster in United States history the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II and the fight for survival and redemption that followed. Four days after delivering the components of the worlds first atomic bomb to the island of Tinian, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, with nearly 900 men lost. Those who survived endured starvation, dehydration and shark attacks as they waited to be rescued. From a crew of 1,196 men, only 317 survived - the biggest single loss of life at seato be suffered by the United States navy. When the remaining crewwere finally rescued, the ships captain, Charles B. McVay III, was wrongly court-martialled for negligence over the sinking. Decades after these events, the survivors of the Indianapolis, as well as the Japanese submarine commander who sank it, joined together to finally exonerate McVay. Extraordinary courage, terrible tragedy and the fight for justice: in Indianapolis, the true story is revealed. 'Extraordinary.serious naval history and a detective story, told with passion.'The Times'Vividly detailed.compelling yetcomprehensive.'Los Angeles Times'Simply outstanding.'Booklist (starred review)'Gripping. This yarn has it all.'USA Today |
| About the Author | Lynn Vincent, a US Navy veteran, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and coauthor of eleven nonfiction books with more than sixteen million copies in print, including Indianapolis, Same of Kind of Different as Me (with Ron Hall and Denver Moore) and Heaven Is for Real (with Todd Burpo). A veteran journalist and author of more than 1,000 articles, her investigative pieces have been cited before Congress and the US Supreme Court. She lives in the mountains east of San Diego with her husband and their three Labrador retrievers. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Lynn Vincent |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 5/2/2019 |
| Number of Pages | 592.0 |
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