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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... months after Pearl Harbor were 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 ...
... months after Pearl Harbor were 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 ...
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... month later, after inflicting severe damage on a huge enemy armada during a three-day shoot-out in the waters off Guadalcanal, he was promoted to full admiral. There were whispers in Washington about Halsey's rough edges, his pneumatic ...
... month later, after inflicting severe damage on a huge enemy armada during a three-day shoot-out in the waters off Guadalcanal, he was promoted to full admiral. There were whispers in Washington about Halsey's rough edges, his pneumatic ...
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... month, and he carried or wore his totems proudly, in particular a tiki greenstone bracelet from New Zealand and a Hawaiian “good luck” strip of white linen. He was also something of a neat freak, to the point of obsession, and once had ...
... month, and he carried or wore his totems proudly, in particular a tiki greenstone bracelet from New Zealand and a Hawaiian “good luck” strip of white linen. He was also something of a neat freak, to the point of obsession, and once had ...
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... months after Halsey took command in the South Pacific, U.S. Marines drove the last of the Japanese from Guadalcanal. It was America's first land triumph in the Pacific Theater—more important, it was seemingly impregnable Japan's first ...
... months after Halsey took command in the South Pacific, U.S. Marines drove the last of the Japanese from Guadalcanal. It was America's first land triumph in the Pacific Theater—more important, it was seemingly impregnable Japan's first ...
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... months before the war, he felt betrayed by Washington, and Roosevelt in particular, when no American reinforcements arrived to stave off the invading Japanese. Within three days of Japan's initial strike, Imperial Navy bombers and ...
... months before the war, he felt betrayed by Washington, and Roosevelt in particular, when no American reinforcements arrived to stave off the invading Japanese. Within three days of Japan's initial strike, Imperial Navy bombers and ...
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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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