the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors
Stanton, Doug
2001
Tells the story of the "USS Indianapolis," a battle cruiser torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, shortly after delivering parts of the atom bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima; and discusses the heroic struggles of sailors who survived the blast to stay alive in the sea for nearly five days before help arrived.
Tells the story of the Battle of Midway in graphic novel format, also providing introductory information on the important commanders, Japan's plan of attack, and the U.S.'s aircraft carriers.
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the May 1941 destruction of the British battle cruiser Hood by the German battleship Bismarck, soon followed by the sinking of the German ship by British forces.
Tells the story of the Battle of Midway, a World War II campaign in which Japan failed to capture Midway, an atoll that served as a base for American operations, and includes maps, photographs, a glossary, and a time line.
The story of the creation of the U.S. Navy that chronicles the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century process that would launch the nation into becoming a powerful naval force.
An account of the World War I German torpedo attack on and sinking of the passenger liner, the Lusitania, describing the experiences of some of those involved.
Describes some of the ships used by the German, Japanese, American, and British navies in World War II and the military strategies that led to the defeat of the Axis powers.