When World War Two started for the U.S. with the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor - Admiral Bill Halsey had already swung into action.
The Patton of the Pacific launched daring - some might say reckless - naval raids against the enemy.
But was the "Bull" Halsey that was lionized in the wartime media more fiction than fact?
Guest:
- Tom Hughes, author of the new book "Admiral Bill Halsey: A Naval Life"