Admiral Nimitz : the commander of the Pacific Ocean theater / Brayton Harris.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780230107656
- ISBN: 0230107656
- Physical Description: vi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 940.545 HAR (Text) | 37810435089361 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
