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

Description

Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited for rescue. But the United States Navy did not even know they were missing. The Navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster. So it court-martialed the captain for “hazarding” his ship. The survivors of the Indianapolis knew that their captain was not to blame. For 50 years they worked to clear his name, even after his untimely death. But the navy would not budge—until an 11-year-old boy named Hunter Scott entered the picture. His history fair project on the Indianapolis soon became a crusade to restore the captain’s good name and the honor of the men who served under him.

It's an unlikely beginning to what became a momentous, history-changing history fair project. Eleven-year-old Hunter Scott was watching Jaws one day when he first heard about the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Intrigued, he investigated further, and discovered a shocking, heartbreaking story behind what should have been a tale of heroism and patriotism. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the Indianapolis went down in minutes, taking more than 800 sailors with it. Several hundred survived, but only after spending days in the open sea with sharks diminishing their numbers hourly. This is only the beginning of the tragedy, however. In an effort to make an example of the ship's captain, and in order to deflect blame from itself, the U.S. Navy unfairly court-martialed the captain, painfully changing the lives of all the men involved.

Basing much of his text on young Hunter Scott's research, author Pete Nelson does a fine job of presenting this story through the eyes of many of the survivors. Old and new photos allow readers to know many of the men of the ship, and personal accounts reveal the horrors of those days in the ocean--and later in the courtroom. A bittersweet ending will leave the reader pensive and deeply moved. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-09-07
Summary: "Fascinating story on many levels"

I came across this book when looking for something for 6th graders to read. It looked exciting, and has the added interest of being motivated by a 6th grader's history fair project. The book itself hops back and forth between an "as if you were there" accounting of the events that led to and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and the story of Hunter Scott's efforts to have Captain McVay's name cleared. For me, it really worked. The parts from the past were riveting, as the men endured five horrible days in and on the sea. The parts from the present (fewer in length and number) also kept me interested. The map and photographs added a lot to my reading experiece as well. I think this would be a great choice for a teen reader looking for something substantial but exciting.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-08-07
Summary: "Brilliant Story, Horrid Writing"

The tale of the USS Indianapolis is interesting, but Mr. Nelson's writing killed it.

-The book starts out with a preface that tells the reader everything that happened to ship and her sailors. This effectively spoiled any intrigue the book had.
-The first chapter is in present tense, as is the second. After that Mr. Nelson rambles on about WWII, more boring than an actual history class. He uses past tense here, which is understandable. But by the end of the book, he's still using past tense. Was this book edited?
-Mr. Nelson tries to follow so many different people around--complete with names, ranks, and back stories--that by the end of the book, I can't remember a single one of them! If he had just picked a couple of them and cut out some of the less-prominent players, he could have spent some time actually developing their personalities.
-The reading level of this book is extremely easy. Third graders would have no problem with it. Mr. Nelson uses quite obnoxious tactics to get the readers thinking exactly what he wants. "Hunter could relate to having an authority figure for a father." "Hunter imagined how scared the old man must have felt." He never allows the reader to draw hir own conclusions.
-In further insult to his reader's intelligence, Mr. Nelson spends pages and pages explaining things that are, for most people, common knowledge. The WWII back story falls into this category, as does an absurdly lengthy description of PTSD.
-The above two aren't necessarily problems; maybe this book was just intended for a younger audience. That is, until Mr. Nelson starts adding in technical jargon and advanced vocabulary with no rhyme or reason. For example, he's strolling along about the trial--then suddenly BAM "intransigence and obduracy." Right next to each other like that, too.

Besides the above, there are other issues with the writing, such as Mr. Nelson's use of "loners and single swimmers." Aren't they one in the same? The mistakes go on and on, making this book tedious and frustrating to read. While the actual story and scandal of the USS Indianapolis is brilliant, the horrid writing makes it nearly impossible to enjoy. Way to go, Mr. Nelson.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-03-13
Summary: "Excellent book!!"

If you want to give your students an inspiration to do more for others than for themselves, give them this book. Scott Hunter's work was important and I appreciate this author's choice to write the book for the left for dead navy soldiers.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2007-03-07
Summary: "Left For Dead was a fantasic read"

This book was great. I absolutely loved it. I didn't give it full marks because the beginning was very slow. The excitement didn't come until the ship sank. After that it was great. I would recommend this book to everyone.
This book takes place mainly in the Pacific Ocean. The time is from 1945 to 2001. It ranges from the ship sinking to Hunter trying to fix the captain's name. There are two story lines in the book. (One is Hunter and the other is the crew) There were a lot of important events. Of course one of the most important was the sinking. Also when the captain was court-martialed it was huge.
There were a lot of conflicts in the book. Many of them happened in the water. For instance many men thought they saw a fantasy island. They would want to take a group of people and swim to it. The problem was that the others didn't see it, so they didn't want to leave the group. Sometimes physical fights would break out over weather or not to go. Eventually to solve the issue one guy would just swim out and see. (Of course they wouldn't find the island) some of them were attacked by sharks, while swimming away, and died.
Over all this book was great!!!

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2006-05-31
Summary: "Interesting Read. Enjoyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1"

From start to finish I enjoyed much of this novel. THere were times when i didn't understand all of the fancy language of the navy and ships, but it was a great read.
THis novel is based on the story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. THis ship sinks during the world war and everyone points their fingers at the captain. But a young boy chooses to aid this man who has been accused of this nonsense.
This book is very interesting and every page had more detail and suspense that made it a great read. Usually I can't sit through
an entire book but i got through this one. I reccomend it toaanyone interested in suspense and tension. THis book is for you.