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In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors / Doug Stanton

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : H. Holt, 2001Edition: 1st edDescription: 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0805066322
  • 9780805066326
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/5973 21
LOC classification:
  • D774.I5 S73 2001
  • D774.I5 S73 2001
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Contents:
Prologue: Sailor on a Chain -- Sailing To War -- All Aboard -- Good-bye, Golden Gate -- The First Domino -- Sunk -- The Burning Sea -- Abandon Ship -- Hope Afloat -- Shark Attack -- Genocide -- Rescue -- Dead Drift -- Final Hours -- Aftermath -- Back in the World
Summary: Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistent shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II
Item type: Book List(s) this item appears in: True tales of adventure and survival
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Prologue: Sailor on a Chain -- Sailing To War -- All Aboard -- Good-bye, Golden Gate -- The First Domino -- Sunk -- The Burning Sea -- Abandon Ship -- Hope Afloat -- Shark Attack -- Genocide -- Rescue -- Dead Drift -- Final Hours -- Aftermath -- Back in the World

Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistent shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II

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