Glen's Reviews > Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis

The first time I became aware of the Indianapolis disaster was when I watched Jaws at probably 10 years of age, give or take. Robert Shaw's description of the incident was horrifying. Since then, I've been interested in the tale.

This book goes into the tale and the aftermath. The ship sinking, and the sharks and everything else was bad enough, but the aftermath was bad in it's own right. The captain of the ship was scapegoated for no particular reason. It took a little kid's report to show the US Navy what it should have known all along.

It's inspiring that the kid had the integrity and grit to see the captain's name cleared. It's a shame the Navy couldn't do this themselves without an outside agitation. Really a black eye for them