AndyHollinger Posted 8 March , 2007 Share Posted 8 March , 2007 Jellicoe was like Ray Spruance while Beatty was like Bill Halsey. I came away with a new appreciation for Jellicoe after reading Castles of Steel. Personally, I think you short change Halsey ... who, though he almost bungled the Leyete (sp) Gulf, was no "flashy" guy making many mistakes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 8 March , 2007 Share Posted 8 March , 2007 Personally, I think you short change Halsey ... who, though he almost bungled the Leyete (sp) Gulf, was no "flashy" guy making many mistakes ... Hi Andy , how are you? Halsey got a bit of a slating in a TV programme here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted 8 March , 2007 Share Posted 8 March , 2007 Personally, I think you short change Halsey ... who, though he almost bungled the Leyete (sp) Gulf, was no "flashy" guy making many mistakes ... Letye Gulf is one example. I was also thinking of the time when he sent his ships through a typhoon. Didn't that happen twice? Halsey liked posting signs that said, "Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs". I think that's pretty flashy. Both Halsey and Beatty were darlings of the media; they had the aggressive killer instinct personalities whereas Spruance and Jellicoe were more cautious and contemplative. Just my opinion of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHollinger Posted 9 March , 2007 Share Posted 9 March , 2007 Hi Andy , how are you? Halsey got a bit of a slating in a TV programme here. Hey, doing fine. Perhaps Halsey was more of a media darling than I thought ... I'll have to look back and re-assess ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 9 March , 2007 Share Posted 9 March , 2007 Hey, doing fine. Perhaps Halsey was more of a media darling than I thought ... I'll have to look back and re-assess ... The TV programme, Battleplan, blamed him for running after a decoy force and leaving the other U.S. force exposed to attack. I was only watching with one eye, wrong war, but that criticism came across strongly. Battle of Leyte Gulf , I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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