Rabu, 15 Februari 2017

Killer Lily: The Saratoga

They said the Saratoga spent too much time at anchor—until the old flattop roared to work. WITH A FACE WEATHERED BY decades at sea and framed by bushy salt-and-pepper eyebrows, Vice Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey Jr.often looked nearer 80-somethingthan his actual 61 years. Late on November 4, 1943, lines creased the Bull’s brow even …

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