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050	0	0	_aE746 _b.B59 2012
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100	1		_aBorneman, Walter R., _d1952-
245	1	4	_aThe admirals : _bNimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five- star admirals who won the war at sea / _cWalter R. Borneman.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bLittle, Brown and Co., _c2012.
300			_aix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index.
505	0		_aPrologue: 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.
520			_aA 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.
600	1	0	_aNimitz, Chester W. _q(Chester William), _d1885-1966.
600	1	0	_aHalsey, William F. _q(William Frederick), _d1882-1959.
600	1	0	_aLeahy, William D.
600	1	0	_aKing, Ernest Joseph, _d1878-1956.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bNavy _vBiography.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bNavy _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aAdmirals _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		0	_aNaval art and science _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xNaval operations, American.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _vBiography.
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