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Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man  Cover Image Book Book

Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man / Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic.

Vincent, Lynn, (author.). Vladic, Sara, (author.).

Summary:

"Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the riveting and emotionally wrenching full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501135941 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1501135945 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781501135958 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1501135953 (trade pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 578 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: the ship -- The kamikaze -- The mission -- The deep -- The scandal -- An innocent man.
Subject: McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Indianapolis (Cruiser) > History.
United States. Navy > Search and rescue operations > Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > Pacific Ocean.
Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean.
Genre: Nonfiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Clearfield.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
DuBois Public Library 940.54 VINCENT (Text) 61000100056734 Adult NonFiction Available -


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