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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... Hull Capt. James Marks Lt. Griel Gherstly, Executive Officer Lt. (j.g.) Lloyd Rust, CIC Officer Archie DeRyckere, Chief Quartermaster Pat Douhan, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ray Schultz, Chief Bosun's Mate Tom Stealey, Fireman “Spiz ...
... Hull Capt. James Marks Lt. Griel Gherstly, Executive Officer Lt. (j.g.) Lloyd Rust, CIC Officer Archie DeRyckere, Chief Quartermaster Pat Douhan, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ray Schultz, Chief Bosun's Mate Tom Stealey, Fireman “Spiz ...
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... Hull—the frame or body of a ship (excluding masts, yards, and rigging) Keel—the longitudinal plate extending along and projecting from the center of the bottom of a ship Leeward—away from the direction of the wind; opposite of windward ...
... Hull—the frame or body of a ship (excluding masts, yards, and rigging) Keel—the longitudinal plate extending along and projecting from the center of the bottom of a ship Leeward—away from the direction of the wind; opposite of windward ...
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... Hull rolled at unprecedented angles, slip-sliding nearly stern-first into the trough. DeRyckere had sailed through weather before, none like this. The rain blew hard, horizontal, pelting the bridge like grapeshot and pocking the skin of ...
... Hull rolled at unprecedented angles, slip-sliding nearly stern-first into the trough. DeRyckere had sailed through weather before, none like this. The rain blew hard, horizontal, pelting the bridge like grapeshot and pocking the skin of ...
Strona xvi
... Hull, DeRyckere kept a wary eye on the ship's inclinometer, the device used to measure the angle of a vessel's horizontal sway. The wind and waves were beginning to push the instrument's needle to its stop limit of 73 degrees. After ...
... Hull, DeRyckere kept a wary eye on the ship's inclinometer, the device used to measure the angle of a vessel's horizontal sway. The wind and waves were beginning to push the instrument's needle to its stop limit of 73 degrees. After ...
Strona xvii
... Hull's commander. Four days shy of his twenty-fifth birthday, the chief cut a figure with his jutting chin, long aquiline nose, and broad forehead shading hooded blue eyes that seemed to flicker with some hidden delight. Among the crew ...
... Hull's commander. Four days shy of his twenty-fifth birthday, the chief cut a figure with his jutting chin, long aquiline nose, and broad forehead shading hooded blue eyes that seemed to flicker with some hidden delight. Among the crew ...
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
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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