Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in US naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man
Vincent, Lynn2018
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The sinking of the USS Indianapolis is still the biggest single loss of life at sea to be suffered by the United States navy. From a crew of 1,196 men, only 316 survived. Torpedoed by the Japanese, dying of thirst and eaten by sharks. For 70 years, the story of the USS Indianapolis has been told as a sinking story, or a shark story, or a story of military justice gone awry. But in 'Indianapolis,' the true story of this mighty vessel is revealed. As the USS Arizona embodies the beginning of the Pacific war, the USS Indianapolis embodies its fiery end. From its bridge, Admiral Raymond Spruance devised and executed the island-hopping campaign that decimated Japan's Navy and Army. Its crew led the fleet from Pearl Harbour to the islands of Japan, notching an unbroken string of victories in an exotic and uncharted theatre of war.
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Author:
Vincent, Lynn, authorVladic, Sara, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
Collation:
578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781471146978 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.545973940.5459940.54597940.545
LC class:
D774
Local class:
940.545940.545973
Language:
English
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BRN:
2251921
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