Churchill's Shadow Raiders by Damien Lewis

Churchill's Shadow Raiders by Damien Lewis

Halsey's Typhoon is the story of World War I'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 US 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 I sagas of our time.

Mende Nazer is the author of the international bestselling autobiography Slave that has touched millions of lives and called many to action. Her story has gone on to inspire the motion picture I Am Slave and the stage adaptation of her life, Slave - A Question of Freedom.

Damien Lewis is a lifelong dog lover and award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, many of which are being adapted into films or television series, including military history, thrillers, and several acclaimed memoirs about military working dogs. Lewis lives in Dorchester, England, with his family and retired assistance dog black Labrador Moxie.

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ISBN 13	9780806540634
ISBN 10	080654063X
Title	Churchill's Shadow Raiders
Author	Damien Lewis
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kensington Publishing
Year published	2020-04-28
Number of pages	416
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