Borneman, Walter R.,  1952- <br/><br/>
The admirals :  Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five- star admirals who won the war at sea / 
Walter R. Borneman. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Little, Brown and Co.,  2012. 
 - ix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: The Banks of the Severn -- Saturday, December 6, 1941 -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- Pt. 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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780316097840 0316097845 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011032394 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Nimitz, Chester W. 1885-1966. <br/>Halsey, William F. 1882-1959. <br/>Leahy, William D.<br/>King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --Biography.<br/>United States. Navy --History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Admirals--United States--Biography.<br/>Naval art and science--History--20th century.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E746  / .B59 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>359.0092  B