In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors : an adaptation for young readers / Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanton, Doug, author.

Tougias, Michael J., 1955- author.

Series:

Tougias, Michael J., 1955- True rescue (Series)

True rescue

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indianapolis (Cruiser)--Juvenile literatue.

Indianapolis (Cruiser).

United States. Navy--Search and rescue operations--Pacific Ocean--Juvenile literature.

United States.

United States. Navy--Search and rescue operations--Pacific Ocean.

United States. Navy.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Search and rescue operations.

Pacific Ocean.

Physical Description:

xi 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2022]

Summary:

On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. 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 hallucinations. 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? And how did these 316 men manage to survive against all odds? This thrilling wartime account of heroism and survival,

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).

ISBN:

9781250771322

1250771323