Admiral Halsey's Story

By Logan Ryles

Book Overview

Admiral Halsey's Story, first published in 1947, is the gripping autobiographical account by William F. Halsey (1882-1959), legendary commander of the U.S. Third Fleet during World War II. The book covers Halsey's life and career, with detailed descriptions of his command - and the men and ships in his command - during the war years in the Pacific. This edition includes all 16 maps and 25 pages of photographs found in the original edition, and a complete index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPRLXDYD
• ISBN13: 9798869045874
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Uncommon Valor Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

From the dustjacket on the book:

Here, at last, is Admiral Halsey's own great story of the Pacific War. This exciting document is Admiral Halsey's intimate report to the nation. In it, he takes you from his childhood through his midshipman days at Annapolis, to the dramatic and historic moment when he made good his brag in Tokyo Bay. Besides being the magnificent story of a magnificent man, it is in its entirety a picture of the American Navy during the last...

Detailed and colorful

A wonderful perspective of the war in the South Pacific, told in Admiral Halsey's colorful language. Contains very detailed discussions about the many battles fought against the Japanese to final victory. Would highly recommend this book. I am a history buff and was amazed at how much more I learned from reading this book.

Admiral Halsey's Story

This book is a great book because it encases all the true purities of a book written by the person it's about from what I found it contained no historical inacuracies and listed the key players on his staff during his command as COMSPAC,3rd U.S. Pacfic Fleet. Its very humble in his writings which I believe reflects his pesonality for instance he discredits this newsman by giving him the Bull nickname and said that wrong...