Admiral Bill Halsey : A Naval Life by Thomas Alexander Hughes HCDJ *1st Printing
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- ISBN
- 9780674049635
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674049632
ISBN-13
9780674049635
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219229394
Product Key Features
Book Title
Admiral Bill Halsey : a Naval Life
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Military
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-040172
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A superb biography of a famed but elusive subject whose accomplishments and failings, virtues and flaws, have never been so persuasively captured. This compelling portrait of Halsey will stand for a generation or more as the preeminent life story of one of America's greatest seamen., During World War II, Americans showered adulation on Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton'e"and upon William F. Halsey Jr. Afterward, biographers flocked to chronicle the generals'e(tm) lives; less so the admiral'e(tm)s. Now this stellar work, which seamlessly blends deep research and shrewd analysis, emerges as the most complete and sophisticated Halsey portrait., In this remarkable work, Tom Hughes masterfully portrays the maturation of the U.S. Navy through the life and times of Admiral Bill Halsey, from the sailing of the Great White Fleet to the Japanese surrender aboard his flagship, the USS Missouri . A must-read for anyone interested in World War II naval strategy and the colossal challenges encountered in conducting joint maritime warfare in the Pacific as experienced by one of the most audacious and controversial commanders in naval history., A superb biography of a famed but elusive subject whose accomplishments and failings, virtues and flaws, have never been so persuasively captured. This compelling portrait of Halsey will stand for a generation or more as the preeminent life story of one of America'e(tm)s greatest seamen., During World War II, Americans showered adulation on Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton--and upon William F. Halsey Jr. Afterward, biographers flocked to chronicle the generals' lives; less so the admiral's. Now this stellar work, which seamlessly blends deep research and shrewd analysis, emerges as the most complete and sophisticated Halsey portrait., This new biography presents a fascinating reappraisal of one of the most important, yet subsequently neglected, military commanders of World War II., Smartly written'e¦[It] deserves to supplant E. B. Potter'e(tm)s 21-year-old Bull Halsey as the standard life of its subject'e¦Hughes is an entertaining writer and an incisive observer., Smartly written...[It] deserves to supplant E. B. Potter's 21-year-old Bull Halsey as the standard life of its subject...Hughes is an entertaining writer and an incisive observer., Hughes's biography of Halsey replaces the generalities about 'the greatest generation' with a hard-hitting, thoroughly researched, and very persuasive account of Halsey's command in the Pacific War at a time when the success or failure of the whole effort against Japan hung in the balance. His is an essential and very readable revisionist portrait of one of America's most famous naval leaders., Hughes'e(tm)s biography of Halsey replaces the generalities about 'e~the greatest generation'e(tm) with a hard-hitting, thoroughly researched, and very persuasive account of Halsey'e(tm)s command in the Pacific War at a time when the success or failure of the whole effort against Japan hung in the balance. His is an essential and very readable revisionist portrait of one of America'e(tm)s most famous naval leaders., [An] impeccably researched, objective, and eminently readable biography of the fighting admiral...[Hughes] has succeeded, magnificently, in this well-written, fascinating biography., During World War II, Americans showered adulation on Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton-and upon William F. Halsey Jr. Afterward, biographers flocked to chronicle the generals' lives; less so the admiral's. Now this stellar work, which seamlessly blends deep research and shrewd analysis, emerges as the most complete and sophisticated Halsey portrait., Hughes 'e(tm)s biography of Halsey replaces the generalities about 'e~the greatest generation'e(tm) with a hard-hitting, thoroughly researched, and very persuasive account of Halsey'e(tm)s command in the Pacific War at a time when the success or failure of the whole effort against Japan hung in the balance. His is an essential and very readable revisionist portrait of one of America'e(tm)s most famous naval leaders., Hughes uses this expertly researched and well-written biography to look underneath the layers of popular culture and try to understand the man behind some of the US Navy's biggest WW II successes as well as its biggest controversies.
Dewey Decimal
359.0092 B
Synopsis
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., William Halsey was the most famous naval officer of World War II. His fearlessness in carrier raids against Japan, his steely resolve at Guadalcanal, and his impulsive blunder at the Battle of Leyte Gulf made him the "Patton of the Pacific" and solidified his reputation as a decisive, aggressive fighter prone to impetuous errors of judgment in the heat of battle. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the "fighting admiral" to reveal the truth of Halsey's personal and professional life as it was lived in times of war and peace. Halsey, the son of a Navy officer whose alcoholism scuttled a promising career, committed himself wholeheartedly to naval life at an early age. An audacious and inspiring commander to his men, he met the operational challenges of the battle at sea against Japan with dramatically effective carrier strikes early in the war. Yet his greatest contribution to the Allied victory was as commander of the combined sea, air, and land forces in the South Pacific during the long slog up the Solomon Islands chain, one of the war's most daunting battlegrounds. Halsey turned a bruising slugfest with the Japanese navy into a rout. Skillfully mediating the constant strategy disputes between the Army and the Navy-as well as the clashes of ego between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz-Halsey was the linchpin of America's Pacific war effort when its outcome was far from certain., William Halsey was the most famous naval officer of World War II. His fearlessness in carrier raids against Japan, his steely resolve at Guadalcanal, and his impulsive blunder at the Battle of Leyte Gulf made him the "Patton of the Pacific" and solidified his reputation as a decisive, aggressive fighter prone to impetuous errors of judgment in the heat of battle. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the "fighting admiral" to reveal the truth of Halsey's personal and professional life as it was lived in times of war and peace. Halsey, the son of a Navy officer whose alcoholism scuttled a promising career, committed himself wholeheartedly to naval life at an early age. An audacious and inspiring commander to his men, he met the operational challenges of the battle at sea against Japan with dramatically effective carrier strikes early in the war. Yet his greatest contribution to the Allied victory was as commander of the combined sea, air, and land forces in the South Pacific during the long slog up the Solomon Islands chain, one of the war's most daunting battlegrounds. Halsey turned a bruising slugfest with the Japanese navy into a rout. Skillfully mediating the constant strategy disputes between the Army and the Navy--as well as the clashes of ego between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz--Halsey was the linchpin of America's Pacific war effort when its outcome was far from certain.
LC Classification Number
E746.H3H84 2016
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