Indianapolis: The True Story Of The Worst Sea Disaster In U.S. Naval History And The Fifty-Year Fight To Exonerate An Innocent Man

"The USS Indianapolis would have a place in history just for its role delivering components of the first atomic bomb to the Pacific near the end of World War II. Days after drop-off, the ship was sunk by two Japanese torpedoes leading to the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history. Hundreds of men died, and hundreds survived in the water while fighting off sharks, dehydration and delirium. The captain was court-martialed. It took decades and an unlikely combination of dogged advocates to exonerate the captain, exposing the weaknesses of bureaucracy and face-saving command structures."