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Always a classic and now even bettera masterful account of one of history''s most poignant and tragic secrets.Lee Child

Now available in an updated trade paperback edition, In Harm''s Way is the bestselling adrenaline-charged account of America''s worst naval disaster during World War IIand of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain''s subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser travelin

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      Publisher: Holt McDougal
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/05/2022
      ISBN13: 9781250853493, 978-1250853493
      ISBN10: 1250853494
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Always a classic and now even bettera masterful account of one of history''s most poignant and tragic secrets.Lee Child

      Now available in an updated trade paperback edition, In Harm''s Way is the bestselling adrenaline-charged account of America''s worst naval disaster during World War IIand of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.

      On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain''s subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser travelin

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