Well, Spruance was the greatest fighting admiral in the entire war. In fact, he was one of the greatest fighting admirals in the history of naval warfare. But 68 years ago, as his Task Force ...

Halsey commanded the Third Fleet, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance the Fifth. Actually, the fleets and the ships therein were the same; the designation simply changed when the commanders alternated.

From Cold War Skepticism to Gulf War Triumph: The Legacy of Spruance-Class Destroyers Spruance-class ships were introduced as the U.S. Navy’s primary destroyer in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Japanese admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto, ordered his fleet to withdraw after issuing his famous order — “The Midway Operation is canceled” — while Spruance’s aircraft kept pursuing the ...

USS Spruance is the second Navy ship to bear the name Spruance in honor of Admiral Raymond Spruance who commanded Carrier Task Force 16 during the Battle of Midway in World War II. “We are ...

As a wartime fleet commander, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance crossed the Pacific, from Midway to Saipan to Okinawa, the hard way. In 1952 he crossed it with ease to become U.S. Ambassador at Manila ...

Originally published by Little, Brown in 1974, The Quiet Warrior traces Raymond Spruance’s life and career through, summing it up in its title. The work paints a picture of a remarkably consistent ...