Word: halseyisms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nominate Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., U.S. Navy...
...been told and there was no doubt about its result: in three days of swirling attack and blasting defense the U.S. Navy had won a great victory. But among pundits in & outside the Navy, there was nevertheless a question still to argue. Its nub: had Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., commander of the mighty Third U.S. Fleet, taken a long chance and endangered the safety of the Leyte beachhead...
...summary of the three-part battle, and the pundits had their answer. Conclusions which even the most conservative could not escape: 1) the battle had indeed struck Japan's Navy a blow from which it would never recover (TIME, Nov. 6); 2) U.S. losses were relatively light;* 3) Halsey had taken a chance; 4) it had worked...
When asked if he found that athletic training in secondary schools and colleges helps any when in action. "Yes, I think the idea of everyone pulling together holds true in war. Most of the big generals and admirals are sports minded, MacArthur, Halsey and the others." Commenting on short-wave broadcasts of important athletic events. Don said, "I can't remember ever hearing one. The only way men on board ship get spirts dope is in the morning when the wireless operation pick up news and type it out. Of course you might have a few radios on some ships...
That night, Admiral "Bull" Halsey's staff, the self-styled "Dirty Tricks Department," decided that it would be in their tradition to hit the Japs before the next dawn. Result: only 22 Jap planes had to be shot down; 227 which had been pinned down by night intruders were smashed on the ground in a few hours. Habit-bound themselves, the Japs had failed to allow for the change of pace. "I knew they were stupid," said Trickster Halsey, ". . . but not that stupid...