Uss Indianapolis Book Abandon Ship. Nicolas cage stars as captain mcvay, the skipper of the uss indianapolis. I had an overwhelming sense of empathy as the author takes us thru the awful ordeal that 1196 souls (not, for pity's sake, 8000, as an earlier review has it) on the ship went thru when the torpedoes struck just after midnight on that fateful day, just two weeks before the war ended.
Indianapolis on july 29, 1945. What makes the disaster even more grievous is. Navy in the indianapolis saga, especially in the cruel aftermath of the rescue when captain charles butler mcvay iii was courtmartialed and convicted of hazarding his ship.
I drank and when i asked for more, he said that was all i could have this time.
Newcomb, author, peter maas, introduction by, peter maas, afterword by. The 879 crew members who perished represent the greatest loss of life in a united states navy vessel. And it was written by richard f newcomb. Nicolas cage stars as captain mcvay, the skipper of the uss indianapolis.