Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)

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Clavin, Tom
Contributors
Clavin, Tom Author
Drury, Bob Author
Conger, Eric Narrator
Published
HighBridge , 2007.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive

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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.

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Format
eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged
Street Date
1/18/2007
Language
English
ISBN
9781598873535
Subjects
History
Military
Nonfiction

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Clavin, T., Drury, B., & Conger, E. (2007). Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue (Unabridged). HighBridge.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Clavin, Tom, Bob Drury and Eric Conger. 2007. Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue. HighBridge.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Clavin, Tom, Bob Drury and Eric Conger. Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue HighBridge, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Clavin, T., Drury, B. and Conger, E. (2007). Halsey's typhoon: the true story of a fighting admiral, an epic storm, and an untold rescue. Unabridged HighBridge.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Clavin, Tom, Bob Drury, and Eric Conger. Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue Unabridged, HighBridge, 2007.

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