{"product_id":"indianapolis","title":"Indianapolis","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary...serious naval history and a detective story, told with passion.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vividly detailed...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecompelling yet comprehensive.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simply outstanding.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping... This yarn has it all.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sinking of the USS Indianapolis is still the biggest single loss of life at sea to be suffered by the United States navy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From a crew of 1,196 men, only 317 survived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Torpedoed by the Japanese, dying of thirst and eaten by sharks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For 70 years, the story of the \u003cb\u003eUSS \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehas been told as a sinking story, or a shark story, or a story of military justice gone awry. But in \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story of this mighty vessel is revealed.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs the \u003cb\u003eUSS \u003ci\u003eArizona \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eembodies the beginning of the Pacific war, the USS \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e embodies its fiery end. From its bridge, \u003cb\u003eAdmiral Raymond Spruance \u003c\/b\u003edevised and executed the island-hopping campaign that decimated Japan’s Navy and Army.  Its crew led the fleet from Pearl Harbour to the islands of Japan, notching an unbroken string of victories in an exotic and uncharted theatre of war.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhen the time came for \u003cb\u003ePresident Harry S. Truman \u003c\/b\u003eto deal Japan the decisive blow, \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e answered the call. And super-spy Major Robert S. Furman climbed aboard, secreting the components of the world’s first atomic bomb.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFour days after delivering her ominous cargo to the island of Tinian, the \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e was sunk by a Japanese submarine, with nearly 900 men lost. The captain, \u003cb\u003eCharles B. McVay III\u003c\/b\u003e, was wrongly court-martialled for negligence over the sinking. Decades after these events, the survivors of the \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Japanese submarine commander who sank it, joined together to finally exonerate McVay.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57351612563838,"sku":"NW9781471146992","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471146992.jpg?v=1778549896","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/indianapolis","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}