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Hulver, Richard A.,

A grave misfortune : the USS Indianapolis tragedy / USS Indianapolis tragedy Richard A. Hulver ; Peter C. Luebke, associate editor. - U.S. Government official edition. - [S.l : s.n., 2019?] - xxxiv, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Contributions to naval history ; no. 7 . - Contributions to naval history no. 7. .

Folded plan of USS Indianapolis tipped in before half title. Shipping list no.: 2019-0075-P.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-372) and index.

Returning to the forward area : atom bomb delivery and the final voyage -- Sunk -- firsthand recollections of the attack and time in the water -- Rescued -- Moving forward -- condolences and investigations -- Conviction and clemency -- Remembering Indianapolis -- Postscript: NHHC press release announcing discovery of USS Indianapolis wreckage, 19 August 2017 -- List of acronyms, ranks, and ratings -- List of places -- Conditions of readiness and material conditions.

ISBN: 1943604266 9781943604265

Source: 008-000-01309-8 GPO

LCCN: 2018014519

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Navy --Search and rescue operations--Pacific Ocean--Sources.
Indianapolis (Cruiser)--History--Sources.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
World War (1939-1945)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1939-1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean--Sources.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Sources.
World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Pacific Ocean--Sources.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Personal narratives--American.
Sources.

LC Class. No.: D774 .I5 / H858 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/26

GPO Item No.: 0399-A-04

Gov. Doc. Class. No.: D 221.19:7