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USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) - LEGENDS OF WARFARE

From Presidential Cruiser, to Delivery of the Atomic Bombs, to Tragic Sinking in WWII

Autore: David Doyle

Codice: 2311298019

€ 26,50

Monografie a cura di David Doyle con foto in gran parte inedite corredate da esaustive didascalie presentano il disegno, la costruzione, il varo e la carriera operativa della nave presa in esame. 

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Despite the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, USS Indianapolis was an imposing warship. It was widely used by US dignitaries in the 1930s, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who sailed aboard the ship many times. After the outbreak of World War II, she saw service near Alaska before moving into waters nearer the Japanese home islands. There, she was struck by a kamikaze and forced to return to the US for repairs. Upon completion of the repairs, Indianapolis was selected to transport components of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb from mainland US to Tinian in the Mariana Islands. On the return journey, she was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine, becoming the last large warship lost by the US during World War II. Delay in the mission to recover surviving crew resulted in the largest loss of life aboard a single ship in US Navy history. The sinking of Indianapolis remains surrounded in controversy, and the wreck was not located until 2017.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

240 foto a colori e in bianco e nero

Pagine

128

Misure

23 x 23

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9780764362620