Abandon Ship!: The Saga Of The U.S.S. Indianapolis, The Navys Greatest Sea Disaster; Author: Newcomb, Richard F.; Author: Afterword by Maas, Peter; Paperback

Author: Newcomb, Richard F.; Author: Afterword by Maas, Peter
New ed; Paperback; Map, Portraits
411 pages
Published: December 2001
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN: 038081904X

Chronicling the nation's greatest disaster at sea, the 1945 sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, this was the first book to question the role of the U.S. Navy in the cruiser's demise and the court martial of its captain, Charles Butler McVay III. It also brought together survivors of the disaster after years of silence. This updated edition features a new introduction and afterword by bestselling author Peter Maas.A chronicle of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is updated with newly uncovered data retracing the privations suffered by survivors of this World War II vessel in the aftermath of a Japanese torpedo attack.