![]() ![]() The enemy that had inflicted this devastating blow to the U.S. Perhaps worst of all, the aggressive Halsey was compelled to withdraw his battered fleet from its mission of supporting General Douglas MacArthur’s troops in the Philippines. In addition, 793 sailors lost their lives-more than twice the number lost in the Battle of Midway. Three destroyers were lost, a dozen other warships crippled and 146 aircraft destroyed. Halsey’s Third Fleet suffered one of the worst defeats in the history of the U.S. Halsey’s Typhoon: The Epic Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm and an Untold Rescueīy Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2007, $25. Military History Book Review: Halsey’s Typhoon Close
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