E Williams Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND The Naval War College is set to release online a trove of World War II information in a war diary kept daily by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and his staff as the Navy battled Japan.The more than 4,000 pages can be accessed beginning Monday at www.usnwc.edu/graybook.War College historian Douglas Smith tells The Providence Journal that its the most authoritative source on the war in the Pacific theater.Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, died in 1966. He graduated from the War College in Rhode Island and lectured there several times.The diary was declassified in 1972 but was relatively inaccessible at the Naval History and Heritage Command.....Navy Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderhistorical Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks for that notice, E. Nimitz had a brilliant career, and I was unaware that he kept diaries. I'll enjoy reading them. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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