| Description |
578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
unmediated n rdamedia |
|
volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-540) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the ship -- The kamikaze -- The mission -- The deep -- The scandal -- An innocent man. |
| Summary |
"Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the riveting and emotionally wrenching full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- History.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
|
|
United States. Navy -- Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean.
|
|
McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
|
|
Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
|
| Added Author |
Vladic, Sara, author.
|
| Added Title |
True story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man |
| ISBN |
9781501135941 |
|
1501135945 |
|
