The biography of legendary admiral Chester W. Nimitz, master military strategist and visionary of submarine operations.
Chester Nimitz was an admiral's Admiral, considered by many to be the greatest naval leader of the last century. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Nimitz assembled the forces, selected the leaders, and - as commander of all U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces in the Pacific Ocean - led the charge one island at a time, one battle at a time, toward victory. A brilliant strategist, he astounded contemporaries by achieving military victories against fantastic odds, outpacing more flamboyant luminaries like General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Bull Halsey. And he was there to accept, on behalf of the United States, the surrender of the Japanese aboard the battleship USS Missouri in August 1945. In this first biography in over three decades, Brayton Harris uses long-overlooked files and recently declassified documents to bring to life one of America's greatest wartime heroes.
Brayton Harrisis a retired navy captain, and the author of numerous books, including
Blue & Gray in Black & White: Newspapers in the Civil Warand
The Navy Times Book of Submarines: A Political, Social, and Military History. He has been a guest on the
Todayshow. His articles have appeared in the
Saturday Review,
Civil War, and
Proceedingsof the U.S. Naval Institute, among others. He lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.
A thorough review of the naval hero's life, from beginning to end. The Associated Press
A military historian's look at...every stage of Nimitz's era-straddling career...An introduction to the Navy's senior hero of WWII. For military buffs, surely! Kirkus Reviews
Mr. Harris has done an admirable job&a great story of leadership&the author's use of a large number of oral histories lends significant color to the book. The Washington Post
A must for any Ul“%
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