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Search - Ordeal by the Sea : The Tragedy of the U.S.S Indianapolis
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Ordeal by the Sea The Tragedy of the USS Indianapolis Author: July 30, 1945: The heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was sunk by a torpedo. 1,196 men went into the water. When rescue arrived five days later, only 317 remained. — What happened during those five terrible days? — Full of harrowing personal accounts from survivors, and written by a veteran who served aboard the cruiser before the attack, Ordeal... more » chronicles the stark human drama and sensational aftermath of one of the worst disasters in naval history.
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Bobbie L. (nascargal) reviewed Ordeal by the Sea : The Tragedy of the U.S.S Indianapolis on + 352 more book reviews
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This is a haunting book about brave men who spent 5 days adrift at sea and their rescue.
Genres:
- Biographies & Memoirs >> General
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Professionals & Academics >> Military & Spies
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Leaders & Notable People >> Military >> General
- History >> Military >> Naval
- History >> Military >> World War II >> General
- History >> Military >> World War II >> Naval