In Harm's Way
出版时间:
2002-05
ISBN:
9780553813609
定价:
103.60
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
384页
正文语种:
英语
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TheUSSIndianapoliswasthelastshipsunkduringtheSecondWorldWar.SavagedbyasalvooftorpedoesfromaJapanesesubmarine,thewarship,oneofthefastestintheUSNavy,sankinamatterofminutes.Onethousandtwohundredmenwentintothewater,andonly321weretosurvive.Thisistheirstory.On30July1945theIndianapoliswasreturningfromthesmallislandofTinian,havingdeliveredthecomponentsoftheatombomb'babyboy',whichwastodecimateHiroshimaandbringontheendofthewar.Asthetorpedoesrippedintothesideoftheshiphundredsofmenwerekilled.Thoseluckyenoughtosurviveinthewaterweretofaceextremesofphysicalandmentalhardship.Manywerelefttofloatintheoceanwithlittleornofoodordrinkingwaterindeterioratinglifejacketsand,mostchillinglyofall,opentoattacksbysharks.Thetestimoniesofthosewholivedspeakoftheextremesofhumanemotion,incrediblecourageandunforgettabledespair.Thevisceralexperiencesofthosefivedaysweretohauntthemfortherestoftheirlives.TheIndianapoliswascaptainedbythedashingandcharismaticCaptainButlerMcVay,andhisstoryisatragicone.Foracaptaintolosehisshipincombatisperhapsthehardestblow,butMcVaywasdoublymarked,ashewasheldresponsibleforthelossandcourt-martialled-theonlynavalcaptainevertobecourt-martialledforthesinkingofhisship.TwentyyearsaftertheIndianapoliswenttothebottom,tormentedbytheexperienceandtheresentmentofmanyofthefamiliesofthosewholosttheirlivesinthedisaster,hetookhisownlife.Thosewhoalsosurvivedmaintainthattherewasnothinghecouldhavedonetopreventthedisaster,andcontinuetocampaigntoclearthecaptain'sname.Thisbookisalsohisstory. DougStantonhaswrittenextensivelyaboutpolitics,travelandcelebritiesfornumerouspublications,includingEsquire,US,OutsideandMen'sJournal,whereheiscurrentlyacontributingwriter.InHarm'sWaybeganasaleadfeaturestoryintheMarch2000issueofMen'sJournal.Itledtomoreletterstotheeditorthananyotherpieceinthemagazine'shistory.WarnerBrothersiscurrentlydevelopingascreenplaybasedonthebook.
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内容简介:
TheUSSIndianapoliswasthelastshipsunkduringtheSecondWorldWar.SavagedbyasalvooftorpedoesfromaJapanesesubmarine,thewarship,oneofthefastestintheUSNavy,sankinamatterofminutes.Onethousandtwohundredmenwentintothewater,andonly321weretosurvive.Thisistheirstory.On30July1945theIndianapoliswasreturningfromthesmallislandofTinian,havingdeliveredthecomponentsoftheatombomb'babyboy',whichwastodecimateHiroshimaandbringontheendofthewar.Asthetorpedoesrippedintothesideoftheshiphundredsofmenwerekilled.Thoseluckyenoughtosurviveinthewaterweretofaceextremesofphysicalandmentalhardship.Manywerelefttofloatintheoceanwithlittleornofoodordrinkingwaterindeterioratinglifejacketsand,mostchillinglyofall,opentoattacksbysharks.Thetestimoniesofthosewholivedspeakoftheextremesofhumanemotion,incrediblecourageandunforgettabledespair.Thevisceralexperiencesofthosefivedaysweretohauntthemfortherestoftheirlives.TheIndianapoliswascaptainedbythedashingandcharismaticCaptainButlerMcVay,andhisstoryisatragicone.Foracaptaintolosehisshipincombatisperhapsthehardestblow,butMcVaywasdoublymarked,ashewasheldresponsibleforthelossandcourt-martialled-theonlynavalcaptainevertobecourt-martialledforthesinkingofhisship.TwentyyearsaftertheIndianapoliswenttothebottom,tormentedbytheexperienceandtheresentmentofmanyofthefamiliesofthosewholosttheirlivesinthedisaster,hetookhisownlife.Thosewhoalsosurvivedmaintainthattherewasnothinghecouldhavedonetopreventthedisaster,andcontinuetocampaigntoclearthecaptain'sname.Thisbookisalsohisstory.
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作者简介:
DougStantonhaswrittenextensivelyaboutpolitics,travelandcelebritiesfornumerouspublications,includingEsquire,US,OutsideandMen'sJournal,whereheiscurrentlyacontributingwriter.InHarm'sWaybeganasaleadfeaturestoryintheMarch2000issueofMen'sJournal.Itledtomoreletterstotheeditorthananyotherpieceinthemagazine'shistory.WarnerBrothersiscurrentlydevelopingascreenplaybasedonthebook.
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