Nimitz

Author: Nimitz
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is a biography of Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), the U.S. Navy's five-star admiral and the primary commander of the U.S. and Japanese naval wars during World War II. Nimitz graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1905. He served as a submarine commander, commander of the Submarine Division, assistant chief of staff for the "Main Fleet" and the "United States Fleet," commander of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, commander of the Submarine Force, commander of the Reserve Destroyer Force and Cruiser Force, commander of the Battleship Division and the commander of Task Force 7, director of the Hydrographic Office and the Bureau of Naval Personnel. After the Pearl Harbor attack, he was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on December 31, 1941. The following April, he also served as the commander of the Pacific War Area. He played a significant role in helping the U.S. Navy eliminate Japan's naval forces and secure the final victory in the war against Japan. The book vividly and specifically describes Nimitz's military career, particularly his organization and command of a series of major naval battles during World War II, when he served as commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and commander of the Pacific War Area, defeating the once-mighty Japanese Combined Fleet. Its the intense struggle between the U.S. and Japanese armies in the Pacific theater during World War II, as well as the deployment of troops, strategic decisions, command methods, and combat operations of both sides, reflecting Nimitz's operational guidance and command artistry.