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Nimitz at War

Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

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Nimitz at War

By: Craig L. Symonds
Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
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From America's preeminent naval historian, the first full-length portrait in over fifty years of the man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two.

Only days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Nimitz transformed the devastated and dispirited Pacific fleet into the most powerful and commanding naval force in history.

Facing demands from Washington to mount an early offensive, he had first to revive the depressed morale of the thousands of sailors, soldiers, and Marines who served under him. And of course, he also confronted a formidable and implacable enemy in the Imperial Japanese Navy, which, until the Battle of Midway, had the run of the Pacific.

Craig Symonds's Nimitz at War captures Nimitz's composure, discipline, homespun wisdom, and most of all his uncanny sense of when to assert authority and when to pull back. As Symonds's absorbing, dynamic, and authoritative portrait reveals, it required qualities of leadership exhibited by few other commanders in history, qualities that are enduringly and even poignantly relevant to our own moment.

©2022 Craig L. Symonds (P)2022 Tantor Americas Armed Forces Military Naval Forces Wars & Conflicts World War II War Franklin D. Roosevelt Imperial Japan Naval Warfare Sailing Submarine Air Force
Engaging Historical Account • Insightful Leadership Perspective • Excellent Narration • Informative War Chronicle
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Doug vs Chester is quite interesting in seeing how great WWII military commanders approached being leaders.

Great leadership study

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If you know the war, it’s interesting to see this side of it. How Nimitz ran the war and kept it going in the direction needed. Phenomenal listen

Excellent!

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I didn’t get a lot put of this book that I hadn’t read or heard elsewhere. There really wan’t that much info on Leadership style other than accounts of occasional references to conflict resolution. I do think Nimitz was a great man and leader and probably made decisions that won the war.

A Good Story But..

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Thus is the greatest story of Nimitz ever told. It is a outstanding piece of literature !

The greatest naval man

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I liked the dictation and story structure, it was easily digestible. It made me feel as if I knew the man personally.

A well put together and preformed story worthy of Nimitz’s name

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This book was quite informative. I would highly recommend it to any one that enjoys learning about what really went on in ww2 in the Pacifica theater.

Great all around

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I found this an enormously informative read. It added much to my knowledge of decision making in the war and indeed to my understanding of why events went the way they did. The narrator had a good strong American accent. His straight no chaser voice mirrored what I took to be a major theme of the work- nice guys can finish first.

A clearly argued and persuasive book

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Level of detail regarding battles gives a good sense of history without being overly complex

Personally of Nimitz

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Top notch.Very well narrated and insightful. I have read many books of the fighting in the Pacific but this is first one looking at the top down view.

Top notch.Very well narrated and insightful

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Excellent medium length book on Fleet Admiral during the war. Well worth the listening while on the road.

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