Copyright © 2007 by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Drury, Bob.

Halsey’s typhoon : the true story of a fighting admiral, an epic storm, and an untold rescue / Bob Drury & Tom Clavin.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eBook ISBN-13: 978-1-5558-4629-9

1. United States. Navy. Fleet, 3rd—History. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, American. 3. Typhoons—History—20th century. 4. Shipwrecks—Philippine Sea—History. 5. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. 6. Halsey, William Frederick, 1882–1959. I. Clavin,

Thomas. II. Title.

D773.D78 2007

940.54′5973—dc22 2006049948

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