Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz is one of the towering figures of American military history.  As Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, he oversaw some of the most famous battles of Pacific War: Coral Sea, Midway, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.  After World War II, he served for two years as Chief of Naval Operations from which position … Continue reading (W)Archives: Dissecting Fleet Admiral Nimitz’ Grad School Thesis