Halsey's Typhoon | Jack London
Videos
Grade Level:
9-12, Higher Education
Duration:
29 Minutes
Audience:
Educators, Lifelong Learners
Navy
Admiral Halsey
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One of the U.S. Navy’s greatest losses of the Pacific War was caused not by enemy action, but by a powerful typhoon. This webcast, presented by Jack Woodville London, explores the events of December 1944 when Admiral William “Bull” Halsey sailed into a devastating storm and the lasting lessons learned by the U.S. Navy.
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