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Nelson, Peter, 1953-

Left for dead : a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis / - New York : Delacorte Press, c2002. - xx, 201 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.

Sailor -- Boy -- Background; the enemy -- Men -- Mission -- Sinking -- Ordeal -- Rescue -- Guilty -- Court-martial -- Price -- Boy's crusade -- Reckoning -- Exoneration.

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.

ISBN: 0385729596 0385900333 (GLB)

LCCN: 2001053774

Subjects--Personal Names:
McVay, Charles Butler, d. 1968 --Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Scott, Hunter, 1985- --Juvenile literature.
McVay, Charles Butler, d. 1968 --Trials, litigation, etc.
Scott, Hunter, 1985-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Indianapolis (Cruiser)--Juvenile literature.
Indianapolis (Cruiser)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Trials (Naval offenses)--United States--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Juvenile literature.
Trials (Naval offenses)
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

LC Class. No.: D774.I5 / N35 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/5973