Episode 225-Indianpolis-Interview with Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Attacked on 30 July 1945, the heavy cruiser was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, and sank in 12 minutes. However, the two authors seek nothing short than to tell the entire story and return the USS indianpolis to its rightful place as the proud and courageous flagship of the US 5th Fleet during WWII. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, and thank you for listening to The History of World War II podcast.
0:14.0	Episode 225, an interview with Mendezant and Sarah Vlottik about their book, Indianapolis,
0:21.5	The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in US Naval History, and the 50-year fight
0:27.5	to exonerate an innocent man.
0:30.5	Lynn Vincent is a New York Times bestselling author and a US Navy veteran.
0:36.0	Sarah Vlottik is a National Geographic historian and award-winning documentary filmmaker
0:41.4	and one of the leading experts on the USS Indianapolis.
0:46.2	She appeared as an expert commentator on PBS's USS Indianapolis Live from the Deep, which
0:53.2	explored the ship's wreckage.
0:56.0	Together, their book strives to cover more than just the sinking of the Indianapolis or
1:01.2	the trial of its captain after the fact.
1:04.2	They seek nothing short than to tell the entire story and return the USS Indianapolis
1:09.8	to its rightful place as the proud and courageous flagship of the US Fifth Fleet during World
1:16.6	War II.
1:19.0	Thank you, ladies, for being with us here tonight.
1:21.2	Thank you, Rita.
1:22.2	Thank you, Rita.
1:23.2	Thank you, Rita.
1:24.2	Well, it's night where I am.
1:25.6	I'm not sure where you're at, but I think we can get away with that.
1:29.0	So I just want, before we start with the questions, I just wanted to start out by saying what
1:34.2	a joy was to read this book because it had everything in it that a great history or military
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