"Left for Dead"

             I've been reading this book called "Left for Dead" by Peter Nelson. So far, this book has been filled with shocking stories from the survivors from the ship the Indianapolis. This ship was sunk by Japanese torpedoes, but was such a secret voyage  that no one knew the ship had sunk. These men were extremely brave and carried on for days in shark-infested water covered in the oil spilt from their sunken ship. Only about 100 men survived. This sad tale is all true. The worst part is that the Navy blames the ship's captain, Captain McVay, for this tragedy. I feel that the captain should not have been blamed for this awful event. The Japanese were doing what they needed to for their country and McVay just happened to be on that ship that sunk. I was so shocked that anyone would blame the captain for this unfortunate event. The author also makes a point of stating how he feels that the captain should not have been blamed and I agree with him. Captain McVay hopefully gets the blame taken off his shoulders soon in the book.