about Halsey's Typhoon
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 Bob Drury
A contributing editor and foreign correspondent for Men’s Health magazine, BOB DRURY has reported from numerous war zones. His book The Rescue SeasoN, was made into a documentary by the History Channel.
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about Tom Clavin
TOM CLAVIN is the author of seven books, including Dark Noon: The Final Voyage of the Fishing Boat “Pelican.”
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about Eric Conger
ERIC CONGER has voiced over 150 fiction and nonfiction audiobooks. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Paris, he also works as a writer and playwright (The Eclectic Society. He lives in Weehawken, New Jersey, with his wife, Gayle, and two children.
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