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Nimitz At War: Command Leadership From Pearl Harbor To Tokyo Bay,New
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From America'S Preeminent Naval Historian, The First Fulllength Portrait In Over Fifty Years Of The Man Who Won The War In The Pacific In World War Two'Destined,' Says Andrew Roberts, 'To Be The Defining Life Of Chester Nimitz For A Long Time To Come.'Only Days After The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Tapped Chester W. Nimitz To Assume Command Of The Pacific Fleet. Nimitz Was Not The Most Senior Candidate Available, And Some, Including His New Boss, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest J. King, Considered Him A 'Desk Admiral,' More Suited To Running A Bureaucracy Than A Theater Of War. Yet Fdr'S Selection Proved Nothing Less Than Inspired. From The Precarious Early Months Of The War After December 7Th 1941 To The Surrender Ceremony In Tokyo Bay Nearly Four Years Later, Nimitz Transformed The Devastated And Dispirited Pacific Fleet Into The Most Powerful And Commanding Naval Force In History.From The Start, The Pressures On Nimitz Were Crushing. Facing Demands From Washington To Mount An Early Offensive, He Had First To Revive The Depressed Morale Of The Thousands Of Sailors, Soldiers, And Marines Who Served Under Him. He Had To Corral Independentminded Subordinatesincluding Admiral Bill 'Bull' Halsey And General Holland 'Howlin' Mad' Smithand Keep Them Focused On Shared Objectives. He Had To Maintain A Sometimesfraught Relationship With His Army Counterpart Douglas Macarthur, And Cope With His Superiors, Including The Formidably Prickly King And The Inscrutable Fdr. He Had To Navigate The Expectations Of A Nation Impatient For Revenge And Eventual Victory. And Of Course, He Also Confronted A Formidable And Implacable Enemy In The Imperial Japanese Navy, Which, Until The Battle Of Midway, Had The Run Of The Pacific.Craig Symonds' Nimitz At War Reveals How The Quiet Man From The Hill Country Of Texas Eventually Surmounted All Of These Challenges. Using Nimitz'S Headquartersthe Eye Of The Hurricaneas His Vantage Point, Symonds Covers All The Major Campaigns In The Pacific From Guadalcanal To Okinawa. He Captures Nimitz'S Composure, Discipline, Homespun Wisdom, And Most Of All His Uncanny Sense Of When To Assert Authority And When To Pull Back. In Retrospect It Is Difficult To Imagine Anyone Else Accomplishing What Nimitz Did. As Symonds' Absorbing, Dynamic, And Authoritative Portrait Reveals, It Required Qualities Of Leadership Exhibited By Few Other Commanders In History, Qualities That Are Enduringly And Even Poignantly Relevant To Our Own Moment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of the book 'Nimitz at War'? A: The book focuses on Chester W. Nimitz's leadership during World War II in the Pacific, detailing how he transformed the U.S. Pacific Fleet into a formidable naval force.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Nimitz at War'? A: The author of 'Nimitz at War' is Craig L. Symonds, a respected naval historian.
- Q: How many pages does 'Nimitz at War' have? A: 'Nimitz at War' has a total of 496 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: 'Nimitz at War' was published on June 1, 2022.
- Q: What is the binding type of the book? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: Is 'Nimitz at War' suitable for readers interested in military history? A: Yes, 'Nimitz at War' is ideal for readers interested in military history, particularly World War II and naval warfare.
- Q: Does the book cover major Pacific campaigns? A: Yes, the book covers all major campaigns in the Pacific, including Guadalcanal and Okinawa.
- Q: Is 'Nimitz at War' a first edition? A: Yes, this book is labeled as the first edition.
- Q: What themes are explored in 'Nimitz at War'? A: The book explores themes of leadership, strategy, and the challenges faced by Nimitz during the war.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being sold? A: 'Nimitz at War' is available in new condition.