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Discussion Guide In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors Macmillan | 320 pages | 2003 Buy this book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound Buy the audiobook: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible Excerpt from In Harm’s Way, with commentary by Doug Stanton The definitive account of this harrowing chapter … Read More
IN HARM’S WAY “Stanton writes a riveting account of the USS Indianapolis, [and] weaves testimony from survivors with corroborating research… a harrowing story of what the survivors withstood until help arrived.”
IN HARM’S WAY “Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors and rescuers and on government files that have only recently been opened to view, Doug Stanton has rendered a public service by providing the first complete account of the tragedy of Indianapolis. . . This is a grim, poignant story that needed to be told fully … Read More
IN HARM’S WAY ““Superbly crafted, [In Harm’s Way] . . . benefits from sympathetic research on the Indianapolis survivors, the horrors of their experiences, and their courage in surviving.”
IN HARM’S WAY “The secret to any good history book is for readers to be taught a history lesson without knowing it. In Harm’s Way does just that.”
IN HARM’S WAY “Doug Stanton has done this country a service by bringing the incredible yet almost-forgotten story of the USS Indianapolis to heart-pounding life. Do yourself a favor. Read In Harm’s Way.”
