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Halsey's Typhoon
A Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, an Untold Rescue

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Read by Eric Conger

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Flags of Our Fathers: 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, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey was the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet and the Pacific’s most popular and colorful naval hero. While on a mission to support MacArthur’s invasion of the Philippines, 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.

View photos of the men and ships behind the story of Halsey's Typhoon.

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Audiobook     Unabridged; 10¾ hours on 9 CDs
978-1-59887-086-2 CD
Halsey's Typhoon by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin


A contributing editor and foreign correspondent for Men’s Health magazine, BOB DRURY has reported from numerous war zones. His last book, The Rescue Season, was made into a documentary by the History Channel. TOM CLAVIN is the author of seven books, including Dark Noon: The Final Voyage of the Fishing Boat “Pelican.”



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