Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
by Dan Kurzman
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Author: Dan KurzmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-14
ISBN: 0767906780
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Broadway
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Book Review: Bizarre and tragic postscript to the Pacific war
Summary: 5 Stars
Author Dan Kurzman here tells the story of the sinking of the heavy cruiser Indianapolis by a Japanese submarine, only days after it had delivered key components of the atomic bomb to Tinian in the Marianas and only days before the bomb was dropped. Due to various foul-ups in communication and withheld information, the Indianapolis is not only sunk but its drifting survivors languish for days amidst sharks and maddening thirst and exposure before being rescued. What results is the largest loss of life from a single vessel at sea in U.S. navy history.
Captain McVay, the Indianapolis' skipper, is put on trial and set up to be the scapegoat. Since the war is now over, we are made to witness the unprecedented spectacle of the skipper of the Japanese submarine that sank the Indianapolis, Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto, being presented as a witness at McVay's trial.
Kurzman follows the aftermath of the sinking and trial in the course of McVay's life after the war. The story gives some good insight into how the military covers its tracks in these types of embarrassing situations.
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