Robbo's at it again with the historical naval postings.
On the Fox Report this evening, they covered the same event and I mentioned to the husband that Robbo, being the landlubber naval history geek that he is, had posted about it as well. (C'mon kids: it's not everyday you get two doses of arcane naval history, is it?) The husband then proceeded to ask when Robbo's biography of Admiral Halsey, titled The Fighting Sailor was going to be released.*
Accordingly, I laughed like a loon and figured out precisely who Robbo wants to be when he grows up. Although, he's serving in the wrong part of government and needs to move over to Langley to keep pace.
*bonus points to whomever gets the reference.
Posted by Kathy at February 16, 2006 11:53 PM | TrackBackHa, ha. AND I hate to fly, remember.
Posted by: Robbo the Llama Butcher at February 17, 2006 06:13 AMI KNEW it! Thanks for the confirmation Robbo!
Posted by: MRN aka "The Husband" at February 17, 2006 07:54 AMYes, I have read this book. Your conclusions were all wrong. Halsey acted foolishly.
Posted by: Marco Ramius at February 17, 2006 10:46 AMThe only trouble with this is that I actually think Halsey acted foolishly, too. At Leyte, he fell hook, line and sinker for a Japanese carrier bait force and it's only by a series of acts of God (and some serious American heroism) that the main Japanese strike groups didn't come in and pulverize the U.S. invasion force.
Posted by: Robbo the LB at February 18, 2006 04:21 PM