Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II

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This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four US Navy ships and their crews in the Pacific until their day of reckoning three years later with a far different enemy: a deadly typhoon. In December 1944, while supporting General MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey neglected the Law of Storms, placing the mighty US Third Fleet in harm's way. Drawing on extensive interviews with nearly every living survivor and rescuer, as well as many families of lost sailors, transcripts and other records from naval courts of inquiry, ships' logs, personal letters, and diaries, Bruce Henderson finds some of the story's truest heroes exhibiting selflessness, courage, and even defiance.

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Bruce Henderson is the author or coauthor of more than twenty nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller And the Sea Will Tell, with Vincent Bugliosi, and Hero Found. An award-winning journalist and author, Bruce is a member of the Authors Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Jon Waters is a classically trained actor who can be seen on both stage and screen. Beginning the journey behind the mic over a decade ago, he has honed his skills with accents and dialects. He lives in spacious Idaho with his lovely wife, two corgis, and two demonic felines.

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