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Fatal voyage : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis /

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Recounts the worst U.S. naval disaster, explains how bureaucracy prevented a timely rescue, and describes the five-day ordeal that only one quarter of the crew survived.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kurzman, Dan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Books, 2001.
Edition:1st Broadway books trade pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Indianapolis (Cruiser)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations sous-marines.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Military operations, Naval > Japanese.
Military operations, Naval > Submarine.
1939-1945
Online Access:Sample text
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Summary:Recounts the worst U.S. naval disaster, explains how bureaucracy prevented a timely rescue, and describes the five-day ordeal that only one quarter of the crew survived.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Atheneum, 1990. With new foreword.
Physical Description:xviii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index.
ISBN:0767906780
9780767906784