Admiral "Bull" Halsey
The Life and Wars of the Navy's Most Controversial Commander
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Product details:
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication 21 July 2010
- ISBN 9780230602847
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 243x140x26 mm
- Weight 475 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Includes 8 pp. b&w photos 0
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Short description:
During WWII The Associated Press called Admiral 'Bull' Halsey "all the United States Navy needed." Renowned historian John Wukovits illuminates the life of a man whose daring tactics and quotable wit made him the Navy's most attractive public relations phenomenon during WWII.
Long description:
To list the major campaigns Admiral Halsey helped lead is to glimpse the entirety of the struggle against Japan during the Pacific War. He led or participated significantly in the Navy's first offensive strikes of the war against the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, the Guadalcanal campaign, and the occupation of Japan. As a commander, he never shied away from enemy engagement, but always boldly entered into battle, ready for a fight. Here, historian John Wukovits illuminates the life of a man whose daring tactics and quotable wit made him the Navy´s most attractive public relations phenomenon during WWII. The Associated Press wrote at the time that Halsey 'was all the United States Navy needed.' Europe had Patton; the Pacific had William 'the Bull' Halsey.
Review of Eisenhower:
'In his highly readable and concise style, John Wukovits has once again succeeded in packing a wealth of information into a single volume on the life of one of the greatest soldier-statesmen in history...[It] will captivate the reader.' - Michael E. Haskew, Editor, WWII History Magazine
'Wukovits gives us a portrait of a general who devised and sustained a broad-front strategy that led to Germany's unconditional surrender, and a man who never took his eyes off the prize.' - The Star-Ledger
'[Wukovits] makes a rather profound general comment on the acts of heroism that won the battle.' - American History
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction: 'When You Went in, the Japs Went Out'
PART I: THE EMERGING WARRIOR
'I Had No Other Thought Except Going into the Navy'
PART II: 'TO FIND A FIGHT'
'Shoot First and We'll Argue Afterwards
'Admiral Halsey's Seagoing Commandos'
PART III: HALSEY'S AMAZING SOUTH PACIFIC TURNAROUND
'This Force Is Bound for Tokyo'
'A Knuckle-Swinger Like Halsey'
'I Will Stay on the Offensive'
PART IV: DISASTER AND TRIUMPH
'The Hunters Had Become the Hunted'
'Destruction of the Enemy Fleet is the Principal Task'
'Attack Was His Watchword'
'A Wholly Frightening Situation'
'Victory Has Crowned Your Efforts'
I Want to Fight
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