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.
posted by MoonOrb (7 comments total) 35 users marked this as a favorite
 
I really wonder what he has to say about Admiral Fletcher.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 6:57 PM on February 24, 2014 [1 favorite]


Holy shit, awesome.
posted by COBRA! at 7:07 PM on February 24, 2014


This is really exciting!!!
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]


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


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


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


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