Left for Dead
A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, [2002]
Format: Book
Description: xx, 201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.
Contents:
Sailor -- Boy -- Background; the enemy -- Men -- Mission -- Sinking -- Ordeal -- Rescue -- Guilty -- Court-martial -- Price -- Boy's crusade -- Reckoning -- Exoneration.
Subjects:
McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Scott, Hunter, 1985-
Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- Juvenile literature.
Trials (Naval offenses) -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Scott, Hunter, 1985-
Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- Juvenile literature.
Trials (Naval offenses) -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
Target Audience: 1260L
ISBN:
0385729596
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Campaigns Pacific Nel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.