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The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea

text The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea

Borneman, Walter R.

Summary

Evaluates the pivotal contributions of history's only five-star admirals and how their triumphs in World War II rendered the United States the world's dominant sea power.

Contents
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-ti... Read more
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Description
ix, 559 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Little, Brown 2012
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