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    In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors : an adaptation for young readers / Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias.

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    • Title:In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors : an adaptation for young readers / Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias.
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    • Author/Creator:Stanton, Doug, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Tougias, Michael J., 1955- author.
    • Published/Created:New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
      ©2022

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Indianapolis (Cruiser)--Juvenile literature.
      Indianapolis (Cruiser)
      World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Juvenile literature.
      Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean--Juvenile literature.
      World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine--Juvenile literature.
      World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
    • Genre/Form:Adaptations.
    • Edition:Young readers [edition].
      First edition.
    • Description:xi, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
    • Series:Tougias, Michael J., 1955- True rescue (Series)
    • Summary:A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias' New York Times bestseller In Harm's Way--a riveting World War II account of the greatest maritime disaster in US naval history. On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and hallucinations. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? And how did these 316 men manage to survive against all odds? This thrilling wartime account of heroism and survival, Book 5 in the True Rescue narrative nonfiction series, is inspiring and unforgettable--the perfect choice for young adventure-seekers.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).
    • ISBN:9781250771322 (hardcover)
      1250771323 (hardcover)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: PART I
      1. USS Indianapolis and Her Secret Cargo
      2. Information Withheld
      3. Torpedoes Fired
      PART II
      4. Fires Spreading
      5. Abandon Ship!
      6. Radio Messages Ignored
      7. Survivors, Drifting Apart
      8. Is There a Doctor?
      9. Bumps in the Water
      10. Shark Attacks
      11. Deadly Assumptions and a Deadly Temptation
      12. Delirium Ignites Violence
      13. Hallucinations in Full Boil
      14. Father Conway and Captain Parke
      PART III
      15. Peleliu Island and Hope From Above
      16. Supplies Falling From the Sky
      17. First Rescue
      18. Ships Arrive
      19. From One Kind of Fear to Another
      20. Recovery.
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