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| Management number | 219267798 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $13.20 | Model Number | 219267798 | ||
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The Nimitz Graybook Volume 1 provides unprecedented access to the command decisions that shaped the Pacific War during its most desperate months. Covering December 7, 1941 through August 31, 1942, this volume captures Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's strategic thinking as he rebuilt the shattered Pacific Fleet and orchestrated America's first offensive actions against Imperial Japan.These are the actual documents from CINCPAC headquarters—the daily Command Summaries that Nimitz and his staff compiled to track every aspect of the Pacific War. Within these pages, you will find intelligence assessments, operational orders, battle reports, and the strategic analyses that guided decisions affecting millions of lives.The period covered includes some of the most consequential events in American naval history. The Doolittle Raid on Tokyo—America's first strike against the Japanese homeland—is documented here from the planning stages through execution and aftermath. Read how the Pacific Fleet coordinated with Army Air Forces to execute this audacious psychological blow while Nimitz managed the risk to his precious carriers.The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) receives extensive coverage: the first naval engagement in history where opposing ships never sighted each other, fought entirely by carrier aircraft. These documents reveal the fragmentary intelligence picture Nimitz had as the battle unfolded, the difficult decisions about committing forces, and the assessment of a strategic victory despite tactical losses.The Battle of Midway (June 4-7, 1942) stands as the turning point of the Pacific War. Four Japanese fleet carriers—Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu—sent to the bottom in a single day. The Graybook contains the intelligence estimates, the operational plans, and the battle reports that illuminate this decisive American victory. See exactly what Nimitz knew from codebreaking, how he positioned his outnumbered forces, and why he accepted calculated risks that could have ended in disaster.This volume concludes with the opening of the Guadalcanal campaign in August 1942—America's first major ground offensive of the war—showing how Nimitz coordinated naval, air, and ground forces across thousands of miles of ocean while managing critical shortages of ships, aircraft, and trained personnel.**ABOUT THIS EDITION**This 2026 digital edition represents a transformative advancement over the 2013 Nimble Books publication. Using state-of-the-art optical character recognition technology developed in 2026, we have completely reprocessed all 714 pages of this volume, achieving dramatically improved text accuracy and enabling comprehensive full-text search capabilities that were impossible with earlier OCR technology.The result is a true dual-format publication: a fully flowable-text EPUB that adapts seamlessly to your device and reading preferences, PLUS complete high-resolution facsimile images of every original page. The facsimile images preserve the maps, charts, diagrams, marginalia, and visual details exactly as they appeared in Nimitz's command files—essential for scholars examining the documents in their original context.Whether you prefer the convenience of reflowable text or the authenticity of original document images, this edition serves both needs in a single volume. Read more
| XRay | Not Enabled |
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| Language | English |
| File size | 57.4 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Warships & Navies |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Book 1 of 1 | Nimitz Graybook |
| Print length | 1832 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | January 19, 2026 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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