Admiral Bill Halsey : : A Naval Life / / Thomas Alexander Hughes.
William Halsey, the most famous naval officer of World War II, was known for fearlessness, steely resolve, and impulsive errors. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the fighting admiral to present a revealing human portrait of his personal and professional...
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Hughes, Thomas Alexander, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Admiral Bill Halsey : A Naval Life / Thomas Alexander Hughes. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (544 p.) : 42 halftones, 6 maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Introduction: A Naval Death -- 1. An American Aristocracy -- 2. The Admiral’s Captain -- 3. A Carefree and Careful Boy -- 4. New Officer, New Navy, New Century -- 5. A Naval Band of Brothers -- 6. Becoming Bill Halsey -- 7. The Oldest Aviator -- 8. The First Fighter -- 9. The Right Man -- 10. The Thin Red Line -- 11. Real Tales of the South Pacific -- 12. The Crossroads of Command -- 13. Low Tide -- 14. High Tide -- 15. At Sea at Last -- 16. Bull’s Run -- 17. An Old Man at Sea -- 18. At Home at Last -- Conclusion: A Naval Legacy -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star William Halsey, the most famous naval officer of World War II, was known for fearlessness, steely resolve, and impulsive errors. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the fighting admiral to present a revealing human portrait of his personal and professional life as it was lived in times of war and peace. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Admirals United States Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area Naval operations, American. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 9783110638585 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674969315 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674969315 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674969315/original |
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