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With painstaking research and an unerring eye for detail, Stanton has set down a riveting, eloquent tale of great power.\" --World War II magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superbly crafted, [In Harm's Way] . . . benefits from sympathetic research on the Indianapolis survivors, the horrors of their experiences, and their courage in surviving.\" --Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoroughly researched, powerfully written account of a nightmare at sea, one of the most poignant tragedies and injustices of World War II. I was struck throughout by the extraordinary heroism of the marines and sailors who survived, all the more remarkable because they do not see it on themselves.\" --Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[In Harm's Way] fully deserves the acclaim it has received.\" --National Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A haunting story of valor, iniquity, and young men in peril on the sea. 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