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Summary: encapsulates so many emotions and actions
Review: there are not many books about the war in the pacific but this one has quality written all over it. this book allows the reader to understand how many "little" things can go wrong to sink a ship and bungle the rescue effort. you can probably attribute a dozen or so instances where there was a dereliction of duty, carelessness or just a plain lack of common sense that contributed to this tragedy and the magnitude to which it escalated. one man was held responsible and, according to the book, this was extremely unfair. this book features: heroism; courage; perseverance; love; rage; insanity; hopelessness; and a range of a thousand other emotions and actions. this book is well written and held my interest (i read it in 3 days). if you have an interest in war, the sea or survival stories, you will enjoy it.
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Summary: A compelling read
Review: I found this an excellent new book that is fascinating, moving, and hard to put down. It was loaned to me and strongly recommended by a friend who is a retired naval officer. I found the book so absorbing that I've sat up past 3 AM the last two nights reading it. It's well written, in a style that is simple, direct, and vivid, and well documented. I recommend it.
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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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