Left for dead
Subtitle: a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis
By: Peter Nelson ; with a preface by Hunter Scott.
Publisher: Delacorte Press; Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: 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-; Indianapolis (Cruiser) -- Juvenile literature.; Indianapolis (Cruiser); 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.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.