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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-100762772859
ISBN-139780762772858
eBay Product ID (ePID)109215065
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow They Won the War in the Pacific : Nimitz and His Admirals
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / Strategy, Military / United States, Military
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorEdwin P. Hoyt
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight1.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-019220
Reviews"Full of meat for Pacific battle and campaign buffs and essential for research libraries." - Choice "Hoyt's candid, often controversial opinions make gripping reading." - Dallas Morning News, "Full of meat for Pacific battle and campaign buffs and essential for research libraries." --Choice "Hoyt's candid, often controversial opinions make gripping reading." --Dallas Morning News, Full of meat for Pacific battle and campaign buffs and essential for research libraries." — Choice Hoyt's candid, often controversial opinions make gripping reading." — Dallas Morning News
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal940.54/26
SynopsisMore than 70 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this is the classic book about the principal architects of victory in the Pacific during World War II., How They Won the War in the Pacific provides a fascinating look at Naval Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders—fighting men under stress—and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and each other. The Patton of the Pacific," Bull Halsey could win a batt≤ ascetic and cultivated Raymond Spruance could win a campaign; but Chester W. Nimitz, the quiet but dauntless battler from the banks of the Pedernales River, could win a war. And the way he did win that war in the Pacific is the center of this excellent and absorbing biography of naval operations and of men in command relationships., How They Won the War in the Pacific provides a fascinating look at Naval Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders-fighting men under stress-and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and each other. "The Patton of the Pacific," Bull Halsey could win a batt≤ ascetic and cultivated Raymond Spruance could win a campaign; but Chester W. Nimitz, the quiet but dauntless battler from the banks of the Pedernales River, could win a war. And the way he did win that war in the Pacific is the center of this excellent and absorbing biography of naval operations and of men in command relationships., This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders--fighting men under stress--and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and each other. Bull Halsey, "The Patton of the Pacific," could win a battle; ascetic and cultivated Raymond Spruance could win a campaign; but Chester W. Nimitz, the quiet but dauntless battler from the banks of the Pedernales River, could win a war. And the way he did win that war in the Pacific is the center of this excellent and absorbing biography of naval operations and of men in command relationships. How They Won the War in the Pacific covers many leaders, including the top fighting ones afloat and ashore, and it shows Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as history will record him--as the wise, calm tower of strength in adversity and success, the principal architect of victory in the Pacific during World War II., This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders--fighting men under stress--and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and each other. Bull Halsey, "The Patton of the Pacific," could win a battle; ascetic and cultivated Raymond Spruance could win a campaign; but Chester W. Nimitz, the quiet but dauntless battler from the banks of the Pedernales River, could win a war. And the way he did win that war in the Pacific is the center of this excellent and absorbing biography of naval operations and of men in command relationships.How They Won the War in the Pacific covers many leaders, including the top fighting ones afloat and ashore, and it shows Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as history will record him--as the wise, calm tower of strength in adversity and success, the principal architect of victory in the Pacific during World War II.
LC Classification NumberD767.H65 2011
