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Halsey's Typhoon de Bob Drury

Halsey's Typhoon

Autor Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 noi 2007

Organizată cronologic și sprijinită de o metodologie riguroasă de cercetare, Halsey's Typhoon reconstituie unul dintre cele mai neașteptate dezastre maritime din timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Structura materialului urmărește dualitatea conflictului: pe de o parte, deciziile strategice ale Amiralului William „Bull” Halsey în timpul invaziei insulei Mindoro, iar pe de altă parte, lupta brutală pentru supraviețuire a marinarilor în fața unor valuri de 30 de metri și vânturi de peste 240 km/h. Remarcăm efortul autorilor de a echilibra analiza militară cu mărturiile umane, oferind o perspectivă imersivă asupra celor trei zile de haos în care forțele naturii au depășit puterea de foc a flotei.

Suntem de părere că această lucrare completează perspectiva oferită de Down to the Sea de Bruce Henderson, adăugând o analiză mai detaliată a procesului decizional de la nivelul comandamentului și a actului de nesupunere eroică a locotenent-comandorului Henry Lee Plage. În timp ce alte volume se concentrează strict pe pierderile umane, Bob Drury și Tom Clavin investighează modul în care o eroare de manevră a transformat o flotă invincibilă într-o victimă a oceanului. În contextul operei lui Bob Drury, volumul se aliniază tematic cu The Last Stand of Fox Company, explorând din nou reziliența trupelor americane aflate în situații disperate, de data aceasta schimbând teatrul de operațiuni terestru cu cel naval. Prezența hărților și a celor 16 pagini de fotografii de arhivă oferă cititorului reperele vizuale necesare pentru a înțelege scara dezastrului din decembrie 1944.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780802143372
ISBN-10: 0802143377
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 16 pages of B&W photographs, Maps
Dimensiuni: 147 x 209 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Grove Atlantic

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este esențială pentru pasionații de istorie militară care doresc să descopere o latură mai puțin explorată a războiului din Pacific: vulnerabilitatea tehnologiei umane în fața naturii. Cititorul câștigă o cunoaștere aprofundată a figurii controversate a Amiralului Halsey și a curajului individual manifestat în afara ordinelor oficiale. Este o lecție despre leadership, eroare și supraviețuire, documentată cu o precizie jurnalistică remarcabilă.

Despre autor

Bob Drury este un autor și jurnalist american de prestigiu, cu o carieră vastă ce include colaborări cu publicații precum „The New York Times”, „Vanity Fair” și „GQ”. În prezent, este corespondent extern pentru „Men's Health”. Expertiza sa în documentarea conflictelor istorice și a actelor de eroism este evidentă în toate lucrările sale, fiind coautor al mai multor bestselleruri. Stilul său se caracterizează printr-o cercetare minuțioasă și o capacitate de a transforma evenimente istorice complexe în narațiuni accesibile, concentrându-se adesea pe experiența umană în condiții extreme de luptă.

Descriere scurtă

Halsey’s Typhoon is the story of World War II’s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories, the “Fighting Admiral” and his thirty-thousand-man Third Fleet are charged with protecting General MacArthur’s flank during the invasion of the Philippine island of Mindoro. But in the midst of the landings, Halsey attempts a complicated refueling maneuver and unwittingly drives his 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon. Halsey’s men find themselves battling 90-foot waves and 150 mph winds—amid the chaos, three ships are sunk and nearly nine hundred sailors and officers are swept into the Philippine Sea. For three days, small bands of survivors battle dehydration, exhaustion, sharks, and the elements awaiting rescue at the hands of the courageous lieutenant commander Henry Lee Plage, who, defying orders, sails his tiny destroyer escort, the USS Tabberer, back into the storm to rescue drifting sailors. Halsey’s Typhoon is a gripping true tale of courage and survival against impossible odds—and one of the finest untold World War II sagas of our time.

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“A powerful and engrossing story of tragedy, survival, and heroism.” —Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down

“A taut chronicle of the storm and its survivors, impeccably researched and thrillingly told.” —Men’s Journal

“This book is so good that I kept forgetting I was reading it to ensure accuracy instead of merely reading because it was captivating. What a terrific story. Where did we find such men?” —Captain Michael J. Jacobsen, United States Navy

“If the Beaufort scale were a thrill meter, Halsey’s Typhoon would rate a force 12.” ––Anthony Brandt, National Geographic Adventure

“An impressive, long-overdue account of the U.S. Third Fleet's encounter with a savage typhoon off the Philippines in the autumn of 1944 . . . Entirely gripping . . . A guaranteed hit with maritime buffs.” —Booklist

“A great strength of this book is how the reader is made to feel the tension between logistical necessity and fate in the form of a storm whose path was rendered unpredictable by the imperfect science of the day. The pay off is in the body of the book, a nonstop, teeth-gritting, nonfiction thriller that is made up of eyewitness accounts of nature doing her worst and men doing their best…under horrific circumstances…. Reads at a gallop and is extremely well researched…. Bob Drury and Tom Clavin have done it.” ––Russell Drumm, East Hampton Star

“For more than 60 years, one of the country’s greatest tales of bravery and heroism has gone untold. The story, told in plain language by dozens of men who witnessed or survived the actual tragic events but kept mum for outdated reasons, spent that time gathering dust in a box amid hundreds of thousands of other boxes in a cavernous government warehouse. Until Tom Clavin and Bob Drury found it.” ––Michael Wright, Southampton Press

“Not just a top pick for World War II history holdings, but for general interest collections strong in wartime adventure stories…. An extraordinary account of an extraordinary, little-revealed event which provoked extreme heroism under extreme conditions.” ––Library Bookwatch

“Drury and Clavin’s book could not be better timed, given the renewed interest in the Pacific theatre … and public awareness now of the infighting between and among military and civilian leaders over policies and procedures in Iraq. Halsey’s Typhoon delivers a fine, fact-filled account of the various rivalries and disagreements of the major players…. The book also provides a suspense-laden account of extraordinary endurance and heroic risk that resonates as a contemporary disaster tale…. Easy, engaging and informative reading.” ––Joan Baum, The Independent

“[Halsey’s Typhoon] is not just a top pick for World War II history holdings, but for general-interest collections strong in wartime adventure stories…. An extraordinary account of an extraordinary, little revealed event which provoked extreme heroism under extreme conditions.” ––Internet Bookwatch

“A riveting tale of the fierce storm that capsized three ships, damaged dozens of others and killed 793 sailors.” ––Carol Comegno, Courier-Post (NJ)

“Superb . . . My father flew torpedo bombers off these same carriers in these same waters, perhaps with these same men. Drury and Clavin’s writing is as clever and compelling as it is rich with detail, and for me, my father lived in each line. He once told me that the second most magnificent sight he had ever seen (after my mother on a blind date) was while flying his TBM off Saipan, and being able to see in all directions nothing but the United States Navy steaming toward Japan. I wish he were still alive so I could present him with this magnificent book.” —Gary Kinder, author of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

“I thought I was a student of military history, but until I read Halsey’s Typhoon, I had no inkling that such an epic disaster—and an even more epic rescue mission—struck the U.S. Navy in World War II. This is a brilliant book, a rip-roaring read that puts you, sweating with fear, right in the middle of the action. It’s so good, I’ll ignore the fact that the navy guys are the heroes.” —Colonel (Retired) David Hunt, Fox News counterterrorism and military analyst and author of They Just Don’t Get It

“[Halsey’s Typhoon] tells the story of human heroes and human failure in terms of those who lived the ordeal and suffered great loss. The anecdotal aura, supported by scientific, technical, and naval tactical information, places this story in the peerless category with Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. It is a part of our history that deserves the light of day because of its valuable lessons and the intrepidity of those who came courageously to the rescue of sailors at sea—a tradition that stands at the pinnacle of man’s responsibilities.” —Vice Admiral (Ret.) Edward S. Briggs, United States Navy

“[Halsey’s Typhoon] is a tale of high adventure that was carefully researched by two established writers… Drury and Clavin have done a fine job. Their work has first place on my Christmas gift list for Navy Friends.” ––Colonel (Ret.) Gordon W. Keiser, U.S. Marine Corps, Proceedings

“I couldn't put this great read down. This account of Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey's Pacific Fleet facing a devastating typhoon during WW II has military history, naval operations, suspense, adventure, tragedy, and triumph interwoven in a little-known episode from the war in the Pacific.” —Rich Daley, Pass Christian Books, Pass Christian, MS, Book Sense quote

“With Halsey’s Typhoon, Drury and Clavin have discovered an epic nautical adventure worthy of Joseph Conrad. What’s more, their telling of the story is at once taut, poignant, and evocative. You can smell the blood in the water, but you can’t put it down.” —Mark Kriegel, author of Namath and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich

“Terrifying . . . This is not just a tale of men against nature. It’s also a tale of men for, and against, other men.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Absorbing . . . A vivid tale of tragedy and gallantry at sea.” —Publishers Weekly

Descriere

In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm" and "Flags of Our Fathers," this work chronicles the epic tale of men clashing against the ruthless forces of war and nature--a gripping true story of courage and survival against impossible odds and one of the greatest World War II sagas of our time.