Abandon Ship! : The Saga Of The U S S Indianapolis, The Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster

Harper Collins, 2001. Trade Paperback. Good (ex-library). Trade Paperback. 326 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, 2001. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This text chronicles the events leading up to the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the Pacific on July 30, 1945, the horrific aftermath at sea, and the contested political consequences in the US. The USS Indianapolis, a sophisticated cruiser that carried over a thousand men and part of an A-bomb, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine at the end of World War II, catching the ship and the Navy off-guard. While many on board survived the sinking, hundreds of men died over the four days that followed, falling prey to sharks, dehydration, and other malicious elements. The captain of the ship, Charles McVay, survived and was courtmarshalled for, among other charges, failure to issue a timely warning to abandon ship. This courtmarshall was controversial since the beginning. Critics, some within the Navy, charged that McVay was a scapegoat for an array of larger procedural failures and intrigues on the part of the Navy. Abandon Ship! was the first book to challenge the charges against McVay, and the essays by Peter Maas will examine these charges further against the evidence that has resurfaced over the last decade. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0732269881. ISBN/EAN: 9780732269883. Inventory No: 21060008.. 9780732269883