In Harm's Way - The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Story of its Survivors

Spine lightly creased, pages foxed at edges, previous owner's name/date inside front cover in black pen, slight damp damage to thin strip of upper pages.

On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. Of a crew of 1196 men an estimated 300 were killed upon impact; nearly 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained, undetected by the Navy, for nearly five days...