Larger	Ordeal by the Sea : The Tragedy of the U.S.S Indianapolis Author: Thomas Helm, Captian William J. Toti USN
	Book Information Publisher: Signet Book Book Type: Mass Market Paperback Rating: 5 ISBN-13: 9780451204479 - ISBN-10: 0451204476 Publication Date: 6/1/2001 Pages: 251 Book Reviews

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 by Sea chronicles the stark human drama and sensational aftermath of one of the worst disasters in naval history.