Nonfiction Book Group

This group will explore inspiring true tales of courage and resilience - war stories, man-made and natural disasters, and other moments of human triumph throughout history. If you enjoy biographies and nonfiction, please join us. This month's book: In Harm's Way: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors by Doug Stanton On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? And perhaps most amazing of all, how did these 317 men manage to survive?