Description
First edition, second printing of Admiral Halsey’s Story, signed by Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey.
Octavo, xvii, [3], 310pp. Blue cloth, title printed on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Stated second printing on copyright page. Light foxing along top of text block, wear at head of spine from handling. Solid text block. Ownership notation on half-title. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $4.00 retail price on rear flap, price clipped on front flap, chipping along edges, closed tears to both covers, tape repair to top edge of spine, dampstain along spine, with no impact to cloth. Jacket likely paired with this copy.
Signed by Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey on the half title.
Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey (1882-1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II, becoming commander of the South Pacific Area. He oversaw allied forces during the Battle for Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. After promotion to the command of the Third Fleet, he took part in the Battle for Leyte Gulf, which was the largest naval battle of the Second World War and, by some accounts, the largest naval battle in history. He retired in 1947. Halsey died in 1959 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
