| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 559 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-544) and index. |
| Contents |
List of Maps -- Prologue: The Banks of the Severn -- Saturday, December 6, 1941 -- part 1. Sailors, 1897-1918 -- Leahy, "The Judge," Annapolis, Class of 1897 -- King, "Rey," Annapolis, Class of 1901 -- Halsey, "Pudge," Annapolis, Class of 1904 -- Nimitz, "Nim-i-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905 -- First Commands -- Dress Rehearsal -- part 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- part 3. Admirals, 1941-1945 -- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes -- Spread Thin -- Deciding the Course -- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur -- From Casablanca to Teheran -- Take Care, My Boy -- Driving It Home -- The Crippling Blow -- Halsey's Luck -- Two Typhoons and Five Stars -- Interim President -- Toward Tokyo Bay -- Measures of Men -- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services -- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships -- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships -- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947 -- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945 -- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships -- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals -- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names. |
| Summary |
A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea. |
| Subject |
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966.
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Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959.
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Leahy, William D.
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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956.
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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United States. Navy -- History -- 20th century.
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Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
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Naval art and science -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
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Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959. (OCoLC)fst01802245
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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956. (OCoLC)fst00046098
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Leahy, William D. (OCoLC)fst00036353
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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966. (OCoLC)fst00189164
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United States. Navy. (OCoLC)fst00533204
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Admirals. (OCoLC)fst00796937
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Military operations, Naval -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01710245
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Naval art and science. (OCoLC)fst01034937
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966.
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Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959.
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Leahy, William D.
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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956.
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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United States. Navy -- History.
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Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
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Naval art and science -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780316097840 (hardcover) |
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0316097845 (hardcover) |
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9780316097833 (paperback) |
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0316097837 (paperback) |
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