Halsey's typhoon the true story of a fighting admiral, an epic storm, and an untold rescue
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...
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New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West,
c2007.
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