Thousands of commuters cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge every day, but few realize that beneath its eastern span ...

The United States arrived late to the big-navy party. Mostly a land power until the late 19th century, the country did not authorize four-star admirals until after the Civil War. But the roster of ...

Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories at ...

Chester Nimitz was a Texan ready to serve his country in its darkest days. Through clever planning and fearless determination, Nimitz led naval forces in the Pacific to victory in World War II.

"Admiral Nimitz: The Commander of the Pacific Ocean Theater" (Palgrave Macmillan), by Brayton Harris: In the run-up to World War II, Japan had a clear naval advantage over the U.S. It had a larger ...

The Nimitz, along with the cruiser USS Princeton and the destroyers USS Sterett and USS Ralph Johnson, returned to the Puget Sound region after operations in U.S. Indo-Pacific command and U.S. Central ...