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Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
Little, Brown and Company
May 2012
On Sale: May 1, 2012
576 pages
ISBN: 0316097845
EAN: 9780316097840
Kindle: B007ME5GYC
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in
World War II and made the United States the world's dominant
sea power. Only four men in American history have been promoted to the
five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy,
Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four
men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and
together they led the U.S. navy to victory in World War II,
establishing the United States as the world's greatest fleet. In THE ADMIRALS, award-winning historian Walter R. Borneman
tells their story in full detail for the first time. Drawing
upon journals, ship logs, and other primary sources, he
brings an incredible historical moment to life, showing us
how the four admirals revolutionized naval warfare forever
with submarines and aircraft carriers, and how these men-who
were both friends and rivals-worked together to ensure that
the Axis fleets lay destroyed on the ocean floor at the end
of World War II.
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