Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (Craig L. Symonds - WH) Type:Sofcover Although he nearly lost the

Although he nearly lost the battle

which now better reflects its 1863 appearance

makes stops at Seminary Ridge

bawdy jokes

the narrative flows briskly through the winter of 1862-63 on the way to the first major campaign at Chancellorsville

Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (Craig L. Symonds - WH) Type:Sofcover Although he nearly lost theby Craig L. Symonds Only days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Nimitz was not the most senior candidate available, and some, including his new boss, U. S. Navy Admiral Ernest J. King, considered him a "desk admiral," more suited to running a bureaucracy than a theater of war. Yet FDR's selection proved nothing less than inspired. From the