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The Resource The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea, Walter R. Borneman, (electronic resource)
The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea, Walter R. Borneman, (electronic resource)
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The item The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea, Walter R. Borneman, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.
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- Summary
- A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates)
- Contents
-
- List of Maps
- 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-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905
- First Commands
- Dress Rehearsal
- pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941
- Battleships
- Submarines
- Aircraft Carriers
- First Stars
- Projecting Power
- At War All But in Name
- pt. 3. Admirals, 1941-1945
- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes
- Spread Thin
- Deciding the Course
- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur
- From Casablanca to Teheran
- Take Care, My Boy
- Driving It Home
- The Crippling Blow
- Halsey's Luck
- Two Typhoons and Five Stars
- Interim President
- Toward Tokyo Bay
- Measures of Men
- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services
- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships
- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships
- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947
- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945
- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships
- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers
- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals
- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names
- Isbn
- 9780316202534
- Label
- The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea
- Title
- The admirals
- Title remainder
- Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea
- Statement of responsibility
- Walter R. Borneman
- Subject
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- Admirals -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Halsey, William F., (William Frederick), 1882-1959
- King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956
- Leahy, William D
- Military
- Naval art and science -- History -- 20th century
- 20th Century
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- United States, Navy -- History -- 20th century
- World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Nimitz, Chester W., (Chester William), 1885-1966
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Borneman, Walter R.
- Dewey number
- 359.0092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E746
- LC item number
- .B59 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nimitz, Chester W.
- Halsey, William F.
- Leahy, William D
- King, Ernest Joseph
- United States
- United States
- Admirals
- Naval art and science
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- 20th Century
- World War II
- Military
- Label
- The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea, Walter R. Borneman, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- List of Maps -- 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-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905 -- First Commands -- Dress Rehearsal -- pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- pt. 3. Admirals, 1941-1945 -- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes -- Spread Thin -- Deciding the Course -- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur -- From Casablanca to Teheran -- Take Care, My Boy -- Driving It Home -- The Crippling Blow -- Halsey's Luck -- Two Typhoons and Five Stars -- Interim President -- Toward Tokyo Bay -- Measures of Men -- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services -- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships -- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships -- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947 -- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945 -- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships -- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals -- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names
- Control code
- ocn843119771
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780316202534
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- ill., maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)843119771
- Label
- The admirals : Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the five-star admirals who won the war at sea, Walter R. Borneman, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-544) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- List of Maps -- 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-tiz," Annapolis, Class of 1905 -- First Commands -- Dress Rehearsal -- pt. 2. Ships, 1918-1941 -- Battleships -- Submarines -- Aircraft Carriers -- First Stars -- Projecting Power -- At War All But in Name -- pt. 3. Admirals, 1941-1945 -- Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes -- Spread Thin -- Deciding the Course -- Fighting the Japanese and MacArthur -- From Casablanca to Teheran -- Take Care, My Boy -- Driving It Home -- The Crippling Blow -- Halsey's Luck -- Two Typhoons and Five Stars -- Interim President -- Toward Tokyo Bay -- Measures of Men -- Appendix A: Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services -- Appendix B: World War II-era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships -- Appendix C: Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships -- Appendix D: Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915 to 1947 -- Appendix E: Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1922 to 1945 -- Appendix F: World War II-era U.S. Battleships -- Appendix G: World War II-era U.S. Aircraft Carriers -- Appendix H: Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals -- Appendix I: Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names
- Control code
- ocn843119771
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 559 p., [16] p. of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780316202534
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- ill., maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)843119771
Subject
- Admirals -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Halsey, William F., (William Frederick), 1882-1959
- King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956
- Leahy, William D
- Military
- Naval art and science -- History -- 20th century
- 20th Century
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- United States, Navy -- History -- 20th century
- World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Nimitz, Chester W., (Chester William), 1885-1966
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