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< | '''William F. "Bull" Halsey" (1882-1959) was a [[fleet admiral]] of the [[U.S. Navy]], a colorful and inspirational combat leader in the [[Second World War]]. He was also quite controversial in terms of his ability at the level of fleet command, especially at the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. One of his most authoritative biographers, E. B. Potter, had begun his work tending to believe that argument, but eventually saw him as <blockquote>a man not without shortcomings but with qualities of leadership, courage, judgment, good will and compassion that utterly outweigh his faults.<ref name=Potter-Halsey>{{citation | ||
| author = E. B. Potter | |||
| publisher = U.S. Naval Institute | year = 1985 | |||
| isbn = 0870211463 | |||
| title = Bull Halsey}}, p. xiii</ref></blockquote> | |||
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William F. "Bull" Halsey" (1882-1959) was a fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy, a colorful and inspirational combat leader in the Second World War. He was also quite controversial in terms of his ability at the level of fleet command, especially at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. One of his most authoritative biographers, E. B. Potter, had begun his work tending to believe that argument, but eventually saw him as
a man not without shortcomings but with qualities of leadership, courage, judgment, good will and compassion that utterly outweigh his faults.[1]
References
- ↑ E. B. Potter (1985), Bull Halsey, U.S. Naval Institute, ISBN 0870211463, p. xiii