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. Light dust along top of text block, single drip with no impact to text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $4.00 retail price on both flaps, chipping along edges, closed tears to both covers, a distressed example. Jacket likely paired with this copy.
Signed by Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey on frontispiece portrait.
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 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 1959.
