Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
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Author: Bob Drury, Tom ClavinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-10
ISBN: 0802143377
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Grove Press
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Book Review: "Halsey's Typhoon" : Best read by people interested in military history
Summary: 3 Stars
I received this book as a gift and thought I'd pass along my review to help others who prefer customer feedback rather than marketing hype and fancy book jackets.
Its best enjoyed by people who have some understanding of military history, as I do. Even with my own background, there were terms used that I had to look up and definitions that weren't given.
Although it is packed with good information, the book lacked that "flow" that I so enjoy. It was more "choppy" throughout and that caused me to have to reread things here and there to understand what was being said. For example, I recall at least one incidence of the author using an incomplete sentence structure which is okay when speaking to another person live, but not okay when writing out thoughts on paper.
I rated the book three stars out of five. The text could have been worked some more and polished into a really nice work, but its as if the polishing stage was never reached.
The book does have period photos which is always nice, and because the event was so famous during that era, even more photos are easily researched online.
I doubt the young generation of today knows anything about the event, the typhoon (hurricane) that engulfed the ships during WWII. But, the event does have a link to modern America. The current Presidential Candidate, John McCain, was linked to the storm as his grandfather was one of the Admirals involved in the drama. Also, former President Gerald Ford (now deceased), was a young officer on board one of the ships and who was nearly washed overboard into the sea.
As a side note to people interested in boating, the book provides some useful information on risks of ocean going boats/ships in that part of the world (very near Japan and the Phillipine Islands).
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