Admiral 'Bull' Halsey: the life and wars of the navy's most controversial commander

Admiral 'Bull' Halsey: the life and wars of the navy's most controversial commander

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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. INDICE: - 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 thePrincipal Task' - 'Attack Was His Watchword' - 'A Wholly Frightening Situation' - 'Victory Has Crowned Your Efforts' - I Want to Fight - Bibliography -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-60284-7
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 304
  • Fecha Publicación: 06/08/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés