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Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistant shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the South Pacific in the final days of World War II.
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Doug Stanton is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, screenwriter. His books include The Odyssey of Echo Company, In Harm's Way, and Horse Soldiers. Horse Soldiers is the basis for the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie titled 12 Strong, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, released by Warner Bros. in 2018. Horse Soldiers is required reading by US Army Special Forces at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. In Harm's Way, the definitive account of the sinking, rescue, and valor of the USS Indianapolis crew, spent more than six months on the New York Times bestseller list and became required reading on the U.S. Navy's reading list for officers. The unabridged audiobook edition of In Harm's Way is the winner of the 2017 Audie Award in the History category. Horse Soldiers was featured on the front page of the Sunday New York Times Book Review, and is also a New York Times bestselling ebook and audiobook. The Odyssey of Echo Company is a Military Times Best Book Of The Year and recipient of the The Society of Midlands Authors Best NonFiction Book Award. He has lectured at libraries, civic and corporate groups, bookstores, universities, including the US Department of State and The Center for Strategic International Studies. He recently appeared, with Lynn Novick, co-producer of PBS's "The Vietnam War," on CSPAN's "American History" to discuss the Vietnam War. Stanton has appeared on numerous TV and radio outlets, including NBC's "Today," CNN, Imus In The Morning, Discovery, A&E, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and NBC's Nightly News, and has been covered extensively in prominent publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times. Drawing on his experiences working in the U.S. and overseas, and with contacts in various branches of the U.S. military and government, Stanton lectures nationally to corporate and civic groups, libraries, writing & book clubs, and universities about current events, international affairs, politics, and writing.Stanton says that he writes and talks about "existential moments when ordinary men and women are forced to adapt and make extraordinary decisions at the least likely moment. That's when change happens, whether we like it or not." He has written on travel, sport, entertainment, and history, and his writing has appeared in Esquire, Outside Magazine, Smart, Men's Journal, the New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, and the Washington Post.Stanton's Horse Soldiers was also a best-seller on lists in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, and IndieBound. Horse Soldiers was named a "Notable Book" by the New York Times, and it was chosen as a "Best Book" by Publishers Weekly, The Christian Science Monitor, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com.Stanton attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Hampshi
