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Admiral Halsey's Story
Fleet Admiral Halsey was attending a reception in 1946 when a woman broke through the crowd around him, grasped his hand, and cried, “I feel as if I were touching the hand of God!”
On the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked, William Frederick Halsey, Jr., was a vice admiral with the signal number 41. He had won the Navy Cross in World War I and also held the Mexican Service Medal and the Victory Medal with Destroyer Clasp. In addition, Greece had given him the Order of the Redeemer, and Chile, the Al Merito, Primera Classe. His vice admiral’s stripes and his long years of diversified service had made him well known in the Navy, but although he was listed in “Who’s Who,” as are all naval officers above captains, few civilians had heard his name.By the time of the reception, five years later, he had become not only the most famous man in the United States Navy but the most famous living naval man in the world. He had jumped from the obscure pages of the “Navy Register” to the front pages of the world’s newspapers, and from there into the pages of history.He had been promoted two grades, his signal number was 7, and his five decorations had increased to twenty-four...
On the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked, William Frederick Halsey, Jr., was a vice admiral with the signal number 41. He had won the Navy Cross in World War I and also held the Mexican Service Medal and the Victory Medal with Destroyer Clasp. In addition, Greece had given him the Order of the Redeemer, and Chile, the Al Merito, Primera Classe. His vice admiral’s stripes and his long years of diversified service had made him well known in the Navy, but although he was listed in “Who’s Who,” as are all naval officers above captains, few civilians had heard his name.By the time of the reception, five years later, he had become not only the most famous man in the United States Navy but the most famous living naval man in the world. He had jumped from the obscure pages of the “Navy Register” to the front pages of the world’s newspapers, and from there into the pages of history.He had been promoted two grades, his signal number was 7, and his five decorations had increased to twenty-four...
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240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 18, 2019
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January 30, 2024
Just the basic facts. Admiral Halsey is a man of few words so don't expect any great detail
Or insight from him. His fathers death gets two sentences. 😀 i guess had seen so much death already that his father dying was "just another day". One interesting thing I learned is that he got his airplane pilots license. It doesnt say it in the book but Gerald Ford (future president) was one of the sailors who was on Halsey's ship as they sailed through a hurricane.
Or insight from him. His fathers death gets two sentences. 😀 i guess had seen so much death already that his father dying was "just another day". One interesting thing I learned is that he got his airplane pilots license. It doesnt say it in the book but Gerald Ford (future president) was one of the sailors who was on Halsey's ship as they sailed through a hurricane.
May 26, 2021
I have to admit I read this book because my father, Lt. D.W. Crites was a low-level staffer on one of Halsey's commands, and I was hoping to learn something about his duties. No mention of dad herein, but a totally immersing read about what these naval warriors sacrificed at a dire period of U.S. history.
April 5, 2021
From the Admiral himself!
A fast paced, exciting narrative, hard to put down. Well done Admiral!!! I had to add eight more words before posting my review... Wonder why...so here there are, hope this suffice.
A fast paced, exciting narrative, hard to put down. Well done Admiral!!! I had to add eight more words before posting my review... Wonder why...so here there are, hope this suffice.
November 25, 2020
Good read
I enjoy wwii autobiographies. Read a biography about Halsey for comparison. I do not think he embellished too much. Glad I read the book
I enjoy wwii autobiographies. Read a biography about Halsey for comparison. I do not think he embellished too much. Glad I read the book
August 12, 2019
A Good Read Overall
I enjoyed reading about his career and detailed perspective of WW2. Sometimes it got technical but overall well done and complements other bios about that period of our nation's history...
I enjoyed reading about his career and detailed perspective of WW2. Sometimes it got technical but overall well done and complements other bios about that period of our nation's history...
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