Halsey's Typhoons: Peril on the Sea


60m 2000

Brief Synopsis

In December 1944, the U.S. Navy met a greater foe than the Japanese -- Mother Nature. A typhoon with 100 mile-an-hour winds caught Admiral Bull Halsey's fleet by surprise. The storm battered 2000-ton destroyers, capsizing three of them and killing 790 sailors. Six months later, another damaging typh

Film Details

Also Known As
Wrath of God (09/13/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

In December 1944, the U.S. Navy met a greater foe than the Japanese -- Mother Nature. A typhoon with 100 mile-an-hour winds caught Admiral Bull Halsey's fleet by surprise. The storm battered 2000-ton destroyers, capsizing three of them and killing 790 sailors. Six months later, another damaging typhoon struck his fleet. As a result, Halsey nearly lost his command.

Film Details

Also Known As
Wrath of God (09/13/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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