In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors
Stanton, Doug2002
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On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was steaming through the South Pacific on her way home having delivered the bomb that was to decimate Hiroshima seven days later, when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Of a crew of 1196 men an estimated 300 were killed upon impact, the remaining 900 sailors went into the sea. Undetected for five days, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia and dementia and by the time rescue arrived, only 317 men were left alive.
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London : Bantam, 2002.
Collation:
411p. ; 18 cm.
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Originally published: 2001.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
05538136099780553813609 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.545973940.545
Local class:
940.5459
Language:
English
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BRN:
414230
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