Halsey’s Typhoon: The Bull vs. the Barometer
Published: June 18, 2026
Duration: 45:18
December 1944. The United States Navy is riding an unprecedented wave of triumph across the Pacific theater, closing in on the liberation of the Philippines. Armed with the most powerful armada ever assembled, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is laser-focused on crushing the Japanese empire. But an enemy far more relentless than the Imperial Japanese Navy is brewing right in their path: Typhoon Cobra.
As the barometer plummets and thirty-foot seas begin to batter the fleet, a silent, internal battle emerges between the hard-charging "Bull" Halsey and the frantic warnings of weather experts. Blinded by the pressure to maintain...