Fatal Voyage
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
$35.04
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2001
Summary
Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, the Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea. The ship had just left the island of Tinian, delivering components of the atomic bomb destined for Hiroshima. As the torpedoes hit, the Indianapolis erupted into a fiery coffin, sinking in less than fifteen minutes and leaving nine hundred crewmen fighting for life in shark-infested waters. They expected a swift, routine rescue, unaware that the Navy high com…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767906784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0767906780 |
| Author: | Dan Kurzman |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 550g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 30mm |
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“Mr. Kurzman’s description of the Indianapolis…lingers in the memory…A well-told-and disturbing-disaster story.” –New York Times Book Review “Kurzman’s gripping book paints a…horrible scene. The sinking of the Indianapolis was-and remains-perhaps the most shameful naval disaster in American history.” –People
About The Author
Dan Kurzman
Kurzman is a former Washington Post correspondent and the author of 14 books and the winner of five literary and journalistic awards.
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