Summary Of Into The Killing Seas By Michael Spradlin

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There were 2.402 people killed in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This event changed history. Authors can use this history to change the way we see it in book. In the book Into The Killing Seas By Michael Spradlin uses this history very acutely. This book is accurate because of its shark attacks, as how the USS Indianapolis sunk. The book Into the killing seas By Michael Spradlin is definitely one of the most action packed books I have read. This is a story about Benny, Teddy, and Patrick. The first major event that happened to the boys is when they were on the USS Indianapolis. Patrick and Teddy were in a crate hiding when the ship was hit by a missell. Benny went to save other men and got trapped under debris and was killed. Eventually,

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