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Today we take a look at the first of 'Halsey's Typhoons', what happened, why, and who had a lucky escape?

Sources:
US National Archive Videos 428NPC7014/12305/6846/6845
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SeaCobraAd...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DownSeaSto...
https://www.history.navy.mil/aboutus...
https://www.usni.org/press/books/bull...

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 Background
00:08:50 The storm gathers
00:14:02 The seas rise
00:19:24 Running before the storm
00:28:00 The typhoon hits
00:41:38 Ships are lost
00:48:46 Pintsize hero
00:55:45 Aftermath

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