The Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five- star admirals who won the war at sea Borneman, Walter R. 1952- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Little, Brown and Co. 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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ix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. 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. 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. Walter R. Borneman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index. n-us--- Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) 1885-1966 Halsey, William F. (William Frederick) 1882-1959 Leahy, William D King, Ernest Joseph 1878-1956 United States. Navy Biography United States. Navy History 20th century Admirals United States Biography Naval art and science History 20th century World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Biography E746 .B59 2012 359.0092 B 9780316097840 0316097845 2011032394 DLC 140319 20190501170359.0 747099283 eng