Decision and Dissent
by Carl Solberg
"With Halsey at Leyte Gulf"
Popularity
4.25 / 5
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Commanders
Military Unit:
US Navy
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Pacific
Page Count:
224
Published Date:
1995
ISBN13:
9781557507914
Description
The author served in the Pacific in 1944 as an air combat intelligence officer on Admiral William F. Halsey's flagship, New Jersey, as three Japanese fleets converged on the Philippines for one of the largest naval battles of WWII. He recalls the battles and events leading up to Halsey's fateful decision to send Task Force 34 north, and traces the development of air combat intelligence units in the US Navy. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
