In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors - Softcover

Stanton, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312983379 ISBN 13: 9780312983376

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2002

Synopsis

The nation's worst naval disaster is vividly chronicled, exposing extreme heroism in the face of persistent shark attacks and hypothermia in the aftermath of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine during the final days of World War II. Reprint.

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Review

" Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes." -- "New York Post"
" Gripping . . . Compelling." -- "Chicago Tribune"
" Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II." -- Mark Bowden
" Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down." -- Rick Atkinson
" The most frightening book I' ve ever read." -- Stephen Ambrose
" A chilling account." -- The Atlantic Journal-Constitution
" Do yourself a favor. Read "In Harm' s Way,"" -- James Bradley
" Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare." -- "Minneapolis Star-Tribune"
“Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes.” —"New York Post"
“Gripping . . . Compelling.” —"Chicago Tribune"
“Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II.” —Mark Bowden
“Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down.” —Rick Atkinson
“The most frightening book I’ve ever read.” —Stephen Ambrose
“A chilling account.” —The Atlantic Journal-Constitution
“Do yourself a favor. Read "In Harm’s Way".” —James Bradley
“Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare.” —"Minneapolis Star-Tribune"
"Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes." --"New York Post"
"Gripping . . . Compelling." --"Chicago Tribune"
"Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II." --Mark Bowden
"Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down." --Rick Atkinson
"The most frightening book I've ever read." --Stephen Ambrose
"A chilling account." --The Atlantic Journal-Constitution
"Do yourself a favor. Read "In Harm's Way."" --James Bradley
"Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare." --"Minneapolis Star-Tribune"

Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes. "New York Post"

Gripping . . . Compelling. "Chicago Tribune"

Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II. "Mark Bowden"

Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down. "Rick Atkinson"

The most frightening book I've ever read. "Stephen Ambrose"

A chilling account. "The Atlantic Journal-Constitution"

Do yourself a favor. Read "In Harm's Way." "James Bradley"

Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare. "Minneapolis Star-Tribune""

Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes. New York Post

Gripping . . . Compelling. Chicago Tribune

Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II. Mark Bowden

Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down. Rick Atkinson

The most frightening book I've ever read. Stephen Ambrose

A chilling account. The Atlantic Journal-Constitution

Do yourself a favor. Read In Harm's Way. James Bradley

Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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"Stellar . . . A gut-wrenching story of everyday heroes." --New York Post

"Gripping . . . Compelling." --Chicago Tribune

"Powerful . . . One of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II." --Mark Bowden

"Infuriating, mesmerizing, and heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down." --Rick Atkinson

"The most frightening book I've ever read." --Stephen Ambrose

"A chilling account." --The Atlantic Journal-Constitution

"Do yourself a favor. Read In Harm's Way." --James Bradley

"Stanton has created a war story that is part Titanic, part Stephen King nightmare." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Book Description

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis is one of the great survival stories of the Second World War and In Harm's Way has become a classic of war writing that offers a privileged insight into the extremes of human experience - a story now brought to life on screen in Nicolas Cage’s wartime action drama 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312983379
• ISBN 13: 9780312983376
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 329