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
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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, Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-540) and index
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Indianapolis
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bibliography
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1006799848
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Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic
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the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man
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
Table Of Contents
Prologue: The ship -- The kamikaze -- The mission -- The deep -- The scandal -- An innocent man -- Final log entry: August 19, 2017
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True story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean
- Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 + History
- Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- History
- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, American
- Memorial (Oshkosh) - Johnson, George
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean
- Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 + History
- Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- History
- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc
- World War, 1939-1945 + Naval operations, American
- Memorial (Oshkosh) - Johnson, George
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