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Abandon Ship!: Death of the U.S.S. Indianapolis: The Greatest Tragedy at Sea in the History of the United States Navy
by Richard F. Newcomb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good
- ISBN 10
- 006018471X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060184711
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1958 Henry Holt and Company, New York. 1958. Hardcover. Stated 5th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name stamp on the front and rear endpapers. Book Condition: Very Good+; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.95); chipping and missing small pieces at head and tail; shelfwear to tops; light suntoning to spine. Black cloth boards and spine with red and silver lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. with gray overlay on the spine with bright red lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 305 pp 8vo. In 1945, The USS Indianapolis finished her Okinawa duty, had just delivered atomic bomb parts to Tinian Island, and was setting out for the Philippines unescorted and not zigzagging when she was struck by two torpedoes and promptly sank leaving 900 men on the surface to fight the elements and the sharks, of which 316 survived. This book covers the cruise, the sinking, the survival, the rescue, the court-martial of CAPT McVay, the aftermath of the military malfeasance and cover-up of the incident, the real reason for the sinking and the fight to clear CAPT McVay's name and record. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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On Jan 29 2007, MaddStuhhhhh said:
Very good book!
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016811
- Title
- Abandon Ship!: Death of the U.S.S. Indianapolis: The Greatest Tragedy at Sea in the History of the United States Navy
- Author
- Richard F. Newcomb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 006018471X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060184711
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- USS Indianapolis, ship sinking, combat ship, World War II, Japanese submarine, torpedoes, shark attacks, ship survivors, Captain Charles McVay III, court martial, Naval board of inquiry, heavy cruiser, military malfeasance, naval escorts,
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- Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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