Admiral Chester Nimitz [videorecording] : thunder of the Pacific / Lou Reda Productions, Inc. for A & E Network; produced by Sammy Jackson, Mort Zimmerman; directed by Don Horan ; written by Norman Stahl with Joseph Alexander.
When the United States was plunged into World War II, a courageous and resourceful leader was needed to take command of the Navy in the Pacific. He had to weld a shattered fleet into a hard-hitting force the most devastating naval power in history. The man chosen for the job was Admiral Chester Nimitz. From his childhood in Fredericksburg, Texas to the moment when he signed the Japanese Surrender he had helped bring about, BIOGRAPHY chronicles the life of this fabled admiral. Military experts explore his brilliant strategies and great victories, while friends, family and colleagues recall the man behind the uniform.
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