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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story Of A Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm and an Untold Rescue
by Drury, Bob; Clavin, Tom
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0871139480
- ISBN 13
- 9780871139481
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Third Printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering. End papers contain a map of ""Third Fleet, Area of operations: Dec. 14-16."" Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. 322 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""December 1944, the Pacific theater: General Douglas MacArthur has vowed to return to the Philippines. He will need the help of Admiral Will ""Bull"" Halsey's Pacific Fleet. But at the height of the invasion, Halsey's ships are blind-sided by a typhoon of unprecedented strength and scope. Battleships are tossed like toys, fighter planes are blown off carriers, destroyers are capsized, and hundreds of sailors are swept into the roiling, shark-infested sea. . . .This is the story wf World War II's most unexpected disaster, one of its most devastating tragedies, and a daring rescue mission - a heat-pounding true tale of men clashing against the ruthless forces of war and nature.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001467
- Title
- Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story Of A Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm and an Untold Rescue
- Author
- Drury, Bob; Clavin, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0871139480
- ISBN 13
- 9780871139481
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- History, World War II - 1939-1945, 3rd Fleet - United States Navy - History, World War II - American Naval Operations - World War II, Typhoons - History - 20th Century, Shipwrecks - Philippine Sea - History, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of World War II;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Number Line
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Fine
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