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Frank A. Driskill, Dede W. Casad : Chester W. Nimitz: ADMIRAL Of The Hills

Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1983

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. S5 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Frank A. Driskill with "with severe good wishes" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered light scratches, rubbing, scuffing, and stains, tiny open tear on the front upper right side, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, some cover edgewear, wrinkling on the spine edges, scattered foxing on the top page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. With Introduction by Ernest M. Eller, Rear Admiral USN (Ret.) 8.75"x5.75", 298 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Chester W. (William) Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propulsion from gasoline to diesel, and then later was key in acquiring approval to build the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, whose propulsion system later completely superseded diesel-powered submarines in the US. He also, beginning in 1917, was the Navy's leading developer of underway replenishment techniques, the tool which during the Pacific war would allow the US fleet to operate away from port almost indefinitely. The chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939, Nimitz served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving officer who served in the rank of fleet admiral. The USS Nimitz supercarrier, the lead ship of her class, is named after him.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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