Description
First edition of Admiral Halsey’s Story, signed by Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey.
Octavo, xvii, [3], 310pp. Blue cloth, title printed on spine. Illustrated endpapers. No additional printings stated on the copyright page. Includes 24 pages of photographs. Light toning along top of text block, wear at tips of the spine. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $4.00 retail price on both flaps, chipping along edges, two closed tears, a near fine example.
Signed by Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey on the half title.
Scarce in this condition.
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.
