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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (544 p.) :; 42 halftones, 6 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- 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