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Index
Cover
Welcome
Dedication
List of Maps
Prologue: The Banks of the Severn
Saturday, December 6, 1941
Part One: Sailors, 1897–1918
1. Leahy: “The Judge”—Annapolis, Class of 1897
2. King: “Rey”—Annapolis, Class of 1901
3. Halsey: “Pudge”—Annapolis, Class of 1904
4. Nimitz: “Nim-i-tiz”—Annapolis, Class of 1905
5. First Commands
6. Dress Rehearsal
Part Two: Ships, 1918–1941
7. Battleships
8. Submarines
9. Aircraft Carriers
10. First Stars
11. Projecting Power
12. At War All but in Name
Part Three: Admirals, 1941–1945
13. Searching for Scapegoats and Heroes
14. Spread Thin
15. Deciding the Course
16. Fighting the Japanese—and MacArthur
17. From Casablanca to Teheran
18. Take Care, My Boy
19. Driving It Home
20. The Crippling Blow: Submarines or Airpower?
21. Halsey’s Luck
22. Two Typhoons and Five Stars
23. Interim President
24. Toward Tokyo Bay
25. Measures of Men
Photos
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Reading Group Guide
History’s Lesson: Sea Power Defines a Nation
One Veteran’s Story
In-the-Field Research
A Conversation with Walter Borneman
Questions and Topics for Discussion
Suggested Reading
Also by Walter R. Borneman
Praise for Walter R. Borneman’s The Admirals
Appendixes
A. Comparative Ranks of Commissioned Officers in U.S. Military Services
B. World War II–Era General Protocols for Naming U.S. Navy Ships
C. Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships
D. Chiefs of Naval Operations, 1915–1947
E. Commanders in Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1936–1945
F. World War II–Era U.S. Battleships
G. World War II–Era U.S. Aircraft Carriers (CV1–CV21)
H. Ships Named for the Fleet Admirals
I. Major World War II Conferences and Operations with Code Names
Newsletters
Bibliography
Notes
Table of Contents
Copyright
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