Halsey's typhoon
the true story of a fighting admiral, an epic storm, and an untold rescue
1st ed
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Author
Contributions
- Clavin, Thomas - Contributor
Publication
2007 - Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
80,500 words, Guess
Page Count
322 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehalseystyphoontr00bobd
- ISBN-100871139480
- ISBN-139780871139481
- LibraryThing2117555
- Library of Congress Control Number2006049948
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780871139481
- Open LibraryOL17208944M
Classifications
- LCCD773 .D78 2007
- LCCD773.D78 2007
Description
In December 1944, America's most popular and colorful naval hero, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, unwittingly sailed his undefeated Pacific Fleet into the teeth of a powerful typhoon. Three destroyers were capsized, sending hundreds of sailors and officers into the raging, shark-infested waters. Over the next sixty hours, small bands of survivors fought seventy-foot waves, exhaustion, and dehydration to await rescue at the hands of the courageous Lt. Com. Henry Lee Plage, who, defying orders, sailed his tiny destroyer escort USS Tabberer through 150-mph winds to reach the lost men. Thanks to documents that have been declassified after sixty years and dozens of first-hand accounts from survivors--including former President Gerald Ford--one of the greatest World War II stories, and a riveting tale of survival at sea, can finally be told.--From publisher description.
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