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Admiral Nimitz the commander of the Pacific Ocean theater

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A portrait of a World War II admiral traces his pivotal role in commanding all U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces in the Pacific after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Brayton
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2011
Subjects:
Nimitz, Chester W. > (Chester William) > 1885-1966 > Biography
United States. > Navy > Biography
World war, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific area
Admirals > United States > Biography
World war, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Texas
  • 2. Naval Academy
  • 3. A Philippine adventure
  • 4. Change of course
  • 5. The Great War
  • 6. Change and challenge
  • 7. The professor
  • 8. The Augusta
  • 9. In training
  • 10. Preparing for war
  • 11. War
  • 12. Opening gambit
  • 13. The code-breakers
  • 14. Fallout
  • 15. The Nimitz style
  • 16. On the offensive
  • 17. Midcourse correction
  • 18. The Marianas
  • 19. A different sort of war
  • 20. The "Return"
  • 21. Iwo Jima
  • 22. Okinawa
  • 23. Surrender
  • 24. Homecoming
  • 25. The rocky road to CNO
  • 26. Skirmishes
  • 27. The last battle
  • 28. Twilight.

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