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The American
Army and Marine divisions held a growing naval and aviation advantage
Emboldened by the successful amphibious assaults on Tarawa and
Kwajalein, Admiral Nimitz ordered an assault on Eniwetok, one thousand
miles to the west. (2) However, the
Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific Theater, Admiral Nimitz, persisted in
the belief that a thrust through the small atolls and islands of the
Central Pacific would shorten the war at less cost to the United States. Even a priest responding to the survey puts his best spin on the
nature of martyrdom by quoting what Admiral Nimitz said after the battle
of Midway: "There are no great men. |
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Admiral Nimitz - United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
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