Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man / Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501135941
- ISBN: 1501135945
- ISBN: 9781501135958
- Physical Description: 578 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue: the ship -- Kamikaze -- Mission -- Deep -- Scandal -- An innocent man.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Indianapolis (Cruiser) > History.
United States. Navy > Search and rescue operations > Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > Pacific Ocean.
Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean.
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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.
