This book is a first person account from the men who were survivors, rescuers or others who aided in the rescue when the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945 in the Philippine Sea.  This book is dedicated to the men of the USS Bassett who gave of themselves and of their possessions to bring reality back to the Indy survivors from the fear driven, death laden, hallucinations of the sea, sharks and sun.  One had to be at the rescue scene to know of the acts of bravery and compassion freely and tenderly given by these men on the USS Bassett.  Cover artwork is by William W. McCathern, Jr.   Published in 1999.  Backordered.