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Hurricane Hunters

This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. “This is the lively account of the hair-raising experiences of the men who have probed by sea and air into the inner mysteries of the world’s most terrible storms…. Here is the first intimate revelation of what the human eye and the most modern radars see in the violent regions of the tropical vortex. The descriptions of the activities of these valiant scouts of the storms are taken from personal interviews with military flyers and weathermen who have risked their lives in the furious blasts in all parts of the hurricane. The author has made a special study of hurricanes for over forty years. He has served with the Weather Bureau as chief of the marine division, chief of all forecasting and reporting and assistant chief of the Bureau, in charge of its technical operations.” - Summary by Advertisement in the book and David Wales

Year of Publication: 1955Genres: Earth Sciences , Science , Technology & Engineering , Nature

Running Time: 09 hours 14 minutes 32 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Monsters Of The World Of Storms David Wales	37:07
2	The Saddler's Apprentice David Wales	26:19
3	At The Bottom Of The Sea David Wales	25:48
4	Storm Warnings David Wales	28:45
5	Radio Helps -- Then Hinders David Wales	31:11
6	The Eye Of The Hurricane David Wales	30:28
7	First Flight Into The Vortex David Wales	25:57
8	The Hammer And The Highway David Wales	28:43
9	Wings Against The Whirling Blasts David Wales	31:42
10	Kappler's Hurricane David Wales	36:33
11	Tricks Of The Trade David Wales	36:22
12	Trailing The Terrible Typhoon David Wales	37:20
13	Guest On A Hairy Hop David Wales	33:23
14	The Unexpected David Wales	46:14
15	Fighting Hail And Hurricanes David Wales	25:19
16	Carol, Edna, Hazel Or Saxby! David Wales	25:19
17	The Gears And Guts Of The Giant David Wales	46:11
18	Biographical Sketch Of The Author David Wales	1:51