Abandon Ship : The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, Navy's Greatest Disaster

Good Condition. Please see attached Photo. Sailing across the Pacific, the battle scarred heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis had just delivered a secret cargo that would trigger the end of World War II. As she was continuing westward, her captain asked for a destroyer escort. He was told it wasn't necessary. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. In twelve minutes, some 300 men went down with her. More then 900 others spent four horrific days and five nights in the ocean with no water to drink, savaged by a pitless sun and swarms of sharks. Incredibly, nobody knew they were out until a Navy patrol plane accidentally discovered them. How could this have happened -- and why? This updated edition of Abandon Ship!, with a new introduction and afterword by Peter Maas, supplies the chilling answer. Product information Publisher ‎HarperCol; First Edition (December 6, 2000) Language ‎English Hardcover ‎352 pages ISBN-13 ‎978-0060184711 Item Weight ‎1.44 pounds