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Summary: Best Book...
Review: I read many real life adventure books. This book is a most extraordinary story, told by a great story teller through the eyes of a few who experienced the the event. The book changed me.
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Summary: Excellent book, Riveting
Review: The author did an excellent job in presenting, graphically, the horrors that the men of the INDIANAPOLIS faced during and after the sinking. The author must have spent an inordinate amount of time and effort in background research for this book. He did'nt pull any punches in assesing blame for this disaster. It was hard to lay this book aside before finishing it. Excellent job!!
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Summary: Consumed in one sitting.........
Review: In Harm's Way is a gripping account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. This naval tragedy was overshadowed at the time by the subsequent US victory over Japan, but Stanton brings it to light with a suspenseful narrative which creates a page turning, and highly exciting reading experience. Told through the experiences of three survivors, Stanton recounts the events leading up to the disaster, the sinking of the ship itself, the horrific 5-day wait for rescue, and the aftermath of tragedy. I put the book down once to sleep, but returned to it early the next morning and finished it without interruption. This outstanding account of heroism, suffering, loss, and, for a precious few, survival, inspire awe in, and the deepest respect for, the men of the USS Indianapolis.
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Summary: A Page-Turning Thriller
Review: Reminded time and again about the heroic efforts of Hunter Scott (teen-aged champion of the cause to remember the Indianapolis), I purchased this book for some leisurely summer reading. What I read was the griping account of these brave men who endured a hell on the seas. While the Indianapolis set into motion the dawn of the nuclear age and the American Era, its crew were almost forgotten by the very people she served. Great Book. I'll probably read it again. Thank you Hunter for raising the awareness of us all. And thank you Mr. Stanton for bringing this story back with such vivid language.
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Summary: I couldn't put this book down.
Review: It was a two day read only because I had other responsibilities to attended to first. I carried the book with me and read whenever I could find a few minutes to do so. After touring the Las Alamos museum and reading and studying about the Manhattan project I found this book riviting and compelling. Personally knowing one of the survivors added to this exceptional read. Our nation is deeply indepted to the heroism and sacrifice made by the men who served on the Indianapolis.
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Summary: Read it in 4 hours straight
Review: I've found very few non-fiction books that hold me spellbound enough to read them in one sitting - Lost Moon (about Apollo 13) is one, and Into Thin Air is another. In Harm's Way joins that short list: I will urge this book on all my book-reading friends. I was involved in this story from the instant I saw the names of the Indianapolis crew printed on the endpapers (Asterisks indicate survivors). Every time a new name was mentioned, I found myself looking it up to see if he was going to make it. The concise, matter of fact tone might strike some as dry, but for me it was just right; here, as in fiction, it's much more powerful to show us the small details instead of telling us how we ought to feel. This applies both to the ordeal of the crew as well as the apalling post-rescue treatment of Captain McVay.
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Summary: Real Heroes
Review: In a world of cynics - here's a story of brave men, not super heroes but REAL heroes! Doug Stanton has written a superb account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. I think it's a shame what the Navy did to Captain/Admiral McVay. Everyone who reads this book should join the Survivors' crusade to have McVay exonerated! Very good read!!!
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Summary: Every Navy leader should be required to read this book
Review: Having spent 5 years on the crew of a US Navy ship, this book made me realize that even though in all those years I never felt in danger in the middle of the sea, I was. Additionally, I liked the way the book was written in a 'meanwhile' style. This book was also a good window into history. I knew that the Indy was sunk after she delivered the components of the "little boy' atomic bomb. I did not know that she steamed from San Fransisco to Pearl Harbour in record time (a record that still stands) and That one of the technicians that assembled the bomb painted the phrase "This one's for the boys of the Indiannapolis" on the side.
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Summary: Kept me on edge the whole way through.....
Review: Doug Stanton has captured the life of sailors going in harm's way during the WW II era with his descriptive writing and obvious exhaustive research. The men and boys of USS INDIANAPOLIS experienced something that can't be put on paper, however, Doug comes as close as anyone by writing about the personal experiences of several key figures in this tragic tale of ordinary men (who in most cases barely knew each other) doing extraordinary things. This book is for the person who enjoys books about the sea, action, heroism, personal triumph or just a good story. I read a lot - and this one is near the top of my list. With no disrespect to other authors or people who experienced tragedy in time of war (I also recently finished James Stcockdale's IN LOVE AND WAR and John McCain's FAITH OF MY FATHERS) - this one kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. Buy it, read it and save it so you can read it again.
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Summary: great story, better told elsewhere...
Review: I happen to have read both 'In Harm's Way' and the earlier book,'Abandon Ship' by Richard Newcomb, within the last six months. I first read 'Abandon Ship' and was totally blown away by the story and the power of his writing. On subsequently reading 'In Harm's Way', I was disappointed, not much new info, and a much less dramatic style of writing. Like another reviewer it drove me crazy after a while that he referred to the crew of the Indianapolis as 'boys' time and time again. READ 'ABANDON SHIP'instead!
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