Joint Chiefs of Staff to Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas and Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, 13 June 1944, in “Command Summary of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ... of Admiral ...

Admiral Chester ... Raymond A. Spruance and the ebullient, aggressive William F. Halsey, Jr. into an effective team." Of course, these same qualities helped ease Nimitz's relationship with ...

On Friday, USS Nimitz departed from her home port at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, for what is expected to be her final deployment. The United States Navy's oldest operational ...

Summary: The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, named after Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, have been pivotal to the U.S. Navy's power projection since the mid-1970s. -Despite plans to replace them with ...

Nimitz’ boss, Admiral Ernest King, had his doubts about Nimitz’ suitability for the task, but President Franklin Roosevelt, in one of his most inspired moves, picked Nimitz for the job even though he ...

After spending five months in the Middle East and returning to the West Coast in December, USS Spruance left San Diego Saturday on its new deployment. According to the Navy, the Spruance will be ...

Originally published by Little, Brown in 1974, The Quiet Warrior traces Raymond Spruance’s life and career through, summing it up in its title. The work paints a picture of a remarkably consistent ...

Admiral Chester ... Raymond A. Spruance and the ebullient, aggressive William F. Halsey, Jr. into an effective team." Of course, these same qualities helped ease Nimitz's relationship with ...