Dan Kurzman - Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Dan Kurzman played the crucial role in clearing my father's name, not only in the pages of his book, but in his relentless and passionate testimony for the past ten years. The McVay family and the Indy survivors will be forever grateful.

Kimo McVay, son of Captain Charles McVay

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who wished to know the facts of what happened with the USS Indianapolis.

New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith (R.) in the Congressional Record

Kurzman brings to FATAL VOYAGE a sense of urgency and high drama. Thanks to FATAL VOYAGE, the sacrifice of the men of the Indianapolis has been suitably remembered and honored.

Los Angeles Times

In dramatic and entertaining fashion, Kurzman re-creates the ill-fated cruise and the tragic aftermath. Kurzman, an able historian and a talented writer, gives an especially gripping account of the survivors' days adrift.

Kirkus Reviews

Kurzman is a master storyteller.

San Francisco Chronicle

The book's greatest asset is the author's marvelous storytelling ability. No suspense novel could be more riveting than [this] heroic survival narrative.

Tampa Tribune

Kurzman takes this gigantic tragedy and tells it in very personal terms. The writing style is compelling. Kurzman records dozens of tales of heroism, large and small. One can only marvel at the superhuman feats man is capable of in times of crisis.

Indianapolis Star

Kurzman shows a remarkable ability to jump from one horrific scene to another.

Milwaukee Journal

A gripping story of tragedy and cover-up by the U.S. Navy. This is the kind of book that only a top investigative reporter could write.

Robert Pierpoint, CBS News

A compelling narrative A true story as gripping as any thriller fiction. The human suffering it documents is epic in its breadth and penetrating in its depth. Painstaking and agonizing heart-wrenching.

Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star

One hell of a good story.

San Francisco Examiner

An excellent book. All of Stephen King's fictional terror couldn't begin to approach the real horrors endured by both those initial sinking survivors who were ultimately rescued and those who died miserably. Kurzman's writing skill plus his diligent research bring this bit of horrible and tawdry history alive.

El Paso Herald-Post

Kurzman ranks as one of the best 20th-century journalist-historians.

Providence Journal

A first-rate work, covering the details of the sinking, the five-day ordeal of the survivors in shark-infested water, and the unusual court-martial.

Publishers Weekly

Horrific detail. An intensely personal moving account of the events and personalities involved in the catastrophe and its clouded aftermath.

Sea Power

A difficult book to put down. Top notch.

Honolulu Star Bulletin

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