Admiral Nimitz : the commander of the Pacific Ocean theater / Brayton Harris.
| Author/creator | Harris, Brayton, 1932- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. |
| Description | vi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011021969 |
| ISBN | 9780230107656 |
| ISBN | 0230107656 |