July 30, 1945: The heavy
cruiser U.S.S.
Indianapolis was sunk by a
torpedo 1,196 men went into the water. When rescue
arrived five days later, only 317
remained What
happened during those five terrible days?
Full of harrowing personal accounts from survivors, and written by a veteran who served aboard the cruiser before the attack,
Ordeal by Sea chronicles the stark human drama and sensational aftermath of one of the worst disasters in naval history. .
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