Doug Stanton is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Incredible Tale of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Epic Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, the latter of which is the foundation for a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, which will be released in theaters on December 1, 2014.