In Harm’s Way
by Doug Stanton, 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York
This book is about the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis in the Pacific Ocean toward the end of World War II. The book is well researched and well written. The U.S. Navy made a number of operational mistakes that led to the ship’s sinking by a Japanese submarine and the sinking probably could have been avoided. The Navy tried to pin all the blame on the ship’s captain and court-marshalled him. The book uncovers who the real culprits were but also tells about the sailors and officers of the crew.
This was a pretty interesting book to read although it did seem to bog down a bit toward the last half of the book. There was a movie by the same name with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas that was made in 1965.
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