Only 317 Survived! : USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Navy's Worst Tragedy at Sea. . . 880 Men Died

by U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivors

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Genres: History

517 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Danielle Berg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poignant and heart breaking to hear the horrors of this event from the men themselves. While some parts were repetitive, still a highly recommended read. As a non-military (and non-navy) person, I struggled with fully grasping the details of the ship and the responsibilities each position required, so some kind of glossary would have be useful. I would have also preferred the stories to be sectioned based on what group they floated in (to make it easier to compare stories) rather than alphabetical. But these are just small complaints in the grand scheme of things. I am so glad this book was made and honored to have had the chance to read it!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

tl;dr Shit's wild. Navy sailors go hard. The Navy as an org, on the other hand, is silly. Capt McVay deserved better.
This is lots of the same story told in different perspectives BUT it's great! You can cross-reference others' stories and how they viewed each event. There are many blank chapters from folks either not responding or not being able to be contacted. There was even one who chose simply not to participate. But the horrors and memories of each story are so amazing. Some parts shock you, some parts make you laugh, some parts horrify you completely. And the best (and worst) part is this is all real.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was interesting. I liked that they gave a chapter to each survivor or their family if deceased. It did make it hard to read though. Each chapter was a repeat of the last. There were several that wasn't able to be contacted. Most were deceased.

This book was a gift from my in-laws. They bought it from the crew at their reunion.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book! It was a little difficult to read but i actually got it as a gift from one of the survivors that came and spoke at my school. I read the book about the USS Indianapolis and found a survivor who came and talked to the school about it!

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not easy to read. It's amazing that any survived the ordeal. I was especially interested because my husband's 2nd cousin was one of the survivors - Richard Thelen.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the opportunity to meet one of the survivors! Incredible!