Halseys Typhoon, Tom Clavin
Halseys Typhoon, Tom Clavin
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Halsey's Typhoon
The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

Author: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury

Narrator: Eric Conger

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/18/2007

Synopsis

A gripping true account of courage and survival at sea against impossible odds—and one of the finest untold World War II sagas of our time. In December 1944, while on a mission to support MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey unwittingly steered his fleet of 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon. The storm ultimately inflicted twice as much destruction and loss of life as the Battle of Midway, but Navy brass suppressed the scope of the disaster so as not to compromise the American advance on Tokyo. After the ensuing Court of Inquiry, Halsey never spoke again of the disaster. It is only now, thanks to documents declassified sixty years after the events and scores of firsthand accounts from survivors, that the story finally has been told.

About Tom Clavin

Tom Clavin was a contributing writer for the New York Times for fifteen years, covering topics ranging from entertainment to sports to the environment. He is the author of seven books, including Dark Noon: The Final Voyage of the Fishing Boat Pelican; Sir Walter: Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf; The Ryder Cup: Golf's Greatest Event; and Raising the Rainbow Generation. He has written regularly for numerous national magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Golf Magazine, Men's Journal, Parade, Reader's Digest, and Woman's Day.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on September 10, 2018

"Nearly 800 men had died and over 80 were injured; 3 destroyers had capsized and another dozen ships had been rendered inoperable; 146 aircraft were lost or damaged beyond repair; and America’s Big Blue Fleet was literally decimated. It seemed no wonder that some naval observers viewed the court’s c......more

Goodreads review by Billy on November 21, 2008

This is a book that I probably never would have read if my Dad hadn’t been in a typhoon himself in the Pacific during WWII. His recollections of that experience are pretty riveting. (90 ‘ waves cresting over the bridge where he was stationed for 4 hours trying to steer the ship! Another ship careeni......more

Goodreads review by Dj on October 08, 2023

A Typhoon is one of those things that sometimes doesn't quite something that makes sense in the minds eye since it is an unfamiliar term for most Americans. Apparently a Typhoon is much like a Hurricane with a bit of emphasis. Still it is listed in the book as one of the most feared features of weat......more

Goodreads review by Alex on June 13, 2019

Loved this book. It was exciting and full of detail I really enjoyed. Over 800 sailors died. 3 destroyers sunk and 126 planes lost. The storm was more deadly than midway and coral sea combined. Must read......more

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