Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold RescueGrove/Atlantic, Inc., 1 gru 2007 - 352 This account of a disaster at sea during World War II is “a powerful and engrossing story of tragedy, survival, and heroism” (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down). In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories, the “Fighting Admiral” and his thirty-thousand-man Third Fleet are charged with protecting General MacArthur’s flank during the invasion of the Philippine island of Mindoro. But in the midst of the landings, Halsey attempts a complicated refueling maneuver—and unwittingly drives his 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon. Halsey’s men find themselves battling ninety-foot waves and 150 mph winds. Amid the chaos, three ships are sunk and nearly nine hundred sailors and officers are swept into the Philippine Sea. For three days, small bands of survivors battle dehydration, exhaustion, sharks, and the elements, awaiting rescue. It will be up to courageous lieutenant commander Henry Lee Plage to defy orders and sail his tiny destroyer escort, the USS Tabberer, back into the storm to rescue drifting sailors. Revealing a little-known chapter of WWII history in absorbing detail, this is “a vivid tale of tragedy and gallantry at sea.” (Publishers Weekly). |
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... America FIRST EDITION Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Drury, Bob. Halsey's typhoon : the true story of a ... American. 3. Typhoons—History—20th century. 4. Shipwrecks—Philippine Sea—History. 5. Survival after airplane ...
... America FIRST EDITION Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Drury, Bob. Halsey's typhoon : the true story of a ... American. 3. Typhoons—History—20th century. 4. Shipwrecks—Philippine Sea—History. 5. Survival after airplane ...
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... American-Filipino Army Adm. Chester Nimitz, Commander of Pacific Naval Operations (CINCPAC) Arleigh Burke, Commander, DesRon 23, “Little Beavers” Adm. Raymond Spruance, Commander of Fifth Fleet Rear Adm. Thomas Kinkaid, Commander of ...
... American-Filipino Army Adm. Chester Nimitz, Commander of Pacific Naval Operations (CINCPAC) Arleigh Burke, Commander, DesRon 23, “Little Beavers” Adm. Raymond Spruance, Commander of Fifth Fleet Rear Adm. Thomas Kinkaid, Commander of ...
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... America's first offensive assaults of the war. Twelve weeks later, in April 1942, his daring transport of Col. Jimmy Doolittle's bombers to within hailing distance of Tokyo—though but a tactical and strategic pinprick—was, as one ...
... America's first offensive assaults of the war. Twelve weeks later, in April 1942, his daring transport of Col. Jimmy Doolittle's bombers to within hailing distance of Tokyo—though but a tactical and strategic pinprick—was, as one ...
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... America needed a hero. Halsey was it. His profile was as familiar to Americans as Clark Gable's or Gary Cooper's, and such was his fame that on a visit home to attend a Stateside reception a woman broke through the receiving line ...
... America needed a hero. Halsey was it. His profile was as familiar to Americans as Clark Gable's or Gary Cooper's, and such was his fame that on a visit home to attend a Stateside reception a woman broke through the receiving line ...
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... American admiral in charge of the striking force, to the Japanese admiral on the Marshall Islands,” he dictated. “It is a pleasure to thank you for having your patrol plane not sight my force.” The next morning bombers from his carrier ...
... American admiral in charge of the striking force, to the Japanese admiral on the Marshall Islands,” he dictated. “It is a pleasure to thank you for having your patrol plane not sight my force.” The next morning bombers from his carrier ...
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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and ... Bob Drury,Tom Clavin Ograniczony podgląd - 2007 |
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and ... Bob Drury,Tom Clavin Podgląd niedostępny - 2007 |
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and ... Bob Drury,Tom Clavin Podgląd niedostępny - 2007 |
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