A biography of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of thousands of ships and aircraft during World War II, discussing his childhood in Texas, his early career in the Navy, his life as a husband and father, his World War II responsibilities, and his post-war appointments
I. Introduction -- II. Reporting abroad at Harvard -- III. Desk-bound in the Bureau of Aeronautics -- IV. Serving on Admiral Towers' and Admiral Nimitz' staffs -- V. Learning radar and fighter direction -- VI. Carrier duty at last! -- VII. Shaking down the Langley -- VIII. Return to Pearl Harbor -- IX. The capture of Kwajalein, Majuro and Eniwetok -- X. Espiritu Santo and the first strikes on P…