Word: halseyisms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Return of the Wagon. Admiral Halsey, who had served most of his life on destroyers before he became an aviator, said last week: Battleships will have a decided role in this war before it ends...
...Halsey's battle saved Guadalcanal. It did not make all these future steps automatic or easy. But it made them possible...
...mind of Bill Halsey there is only one ultimate aim: the still distant assault on Japan itself. Just before he saved Guadalcanal, he talked of that assault and said: I hope I'll be there...
...TIME'S cover, showing Admiral Halsey with three stars, was painted and printed before he was nominated for promotion from Vice to full Admiral last week...
Battle of Guadalcanal. On Nov. 13-15, Halsey saved Guadalcanal. The Japs lost one battleship, perhaps another battleship or a large cruiser, eight cruisers, six destroyers, twelve transports, and suffered damage to two battleships, one cruiser and six destroyers. The Japs sank two light cruisers, seven destroyers, damaged a heavy cruiser...