Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis - Brossura

Kurzman, Dan

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ISBN 10: 0767906780 ISBN 13: 9780767906784

Casa editrice: Crown, 2001

Riassunto

Updated to include details of the government's vindication of Navy Captain Charles B. McVay III, commander of the Indianapolis, this detailed study 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. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"Mr. Kurzman’s description of the Indianapolis...lingers in the memory...A well-told–and disturbing–disaster story."
--New York Times Book Review

"Kurzman’s gripping book paints a...horrible scene. The sinking of the Indianapolis was–and remains–perhaps the most shameful naval disaster in American history."
--People

L'autore:

Dan Kurzman, a former foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, is the author of 16 books and the winner of five major literary and journalistic awards. His books include Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis; Left to Die: The Tragedy of the USS Juneau; and Genesis 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. He lives in North Bergen, New Jersey.

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• Editore: Crown
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0767906780
• ISBN 13: 9780767906784
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416