The Nimitz Graybook: The WWII Operational Diary of Chester W. Nimitz
February 24, 2014 6:48 PM Subscribe
December 7--The war opened with the attack of Japanese aircraft on Oahu.
So begins the Command Summary of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, now available online as part of the U.S. Naval War College's Naval Historical Collection, in eight pdf volumes. Downloading is currently a little slow, as demand for site access has been high.
This is really exciting!!!
posted by Our Ship Of The Imagination! at 7:58 PM on February 24, 2014
posted by Our Ship Of The Imagination! at 7:58 PM on February 24, 2014
Darn. My father-in-law (photo lab, USS Enterprise CV-6, 1942-44) would have eaten this up. He's been gone just nine months.
posted by lhauser at 8:41 PM on February 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by lhauser at 8:41 PM on February 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
They are PDFs which appear to be scans of the actual pages, with the full text availble for searching and copying/pasting. They're pretty cool, actually.
posted by wenestvedt at 3:26 AM on February 25, 2014
posted by wenestvedt at 3:26 AM on February 25, 2014
They are PDFs which appear to be scans of the actual pages, with the full text availble for searching and copying/pasting.
What is the term for that? DjVu-like?
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 7:25 AM on February 25, 2014
What is the term for that? DjVu-like?
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 7:25 AM on February 25, 2014
also available online: The US Army in World War II, the entire official history.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:19 PM on February 26, 2014
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:19 PM on February 26, 2014
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