Abandon Ship!

Newcomb, R.F.: 2000 US, hardcover with dust jacket 326 pages, with photos. Richard F. Newcomb recounts the torpedoing and sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis in July 1945 and the horrific ordeal of the survivors left drifting for days among sharks, thirst, and exposure in the Pacific Ocean. The book also examines the controversial Navy investigation and court‑martial of Captain McVay, highlighting issues of responsibility, scapegoating, and eventual vindication decades later. ISBN 9780380819041 in very good condition