Enduring The Unendurable: Admiral Nimitz 1945 | Jon Parshall
Videos
Duration:
40 Minutes
Audience:
Students, Educators, Lifelong Learners
Guest Speakers
Leaders
Nimitz
Japanese Surrender
Loading...
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz was confronted with strong commanding personalities leading up to the signing of the surrender on the USS Missouri. Historian Jon Parshall describes the trials and tribulations of Admiral Nimitz during the last year of the Pacific War, from 1944-1945.
Similar Resources
Browse More Resources
Drafting History: The Roosevelts Respond to Pearl Harbor
9-12, Lesson Plan
Students compare Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s draft and final speeches to explore how language, audience, and purpose shaped responses to Pearl Harbor.
Leaders
Strategy & Leadership
Pearl Harbor
Remembering VJ Day in 2026 | McManus & Parshall
Watch this 2026 live webinar recording on the anniversary of VJ Day, September 2, 1945. Historian authors, Jon Parshall and John McManus, discuss events and answer questions related to the signing of the surrender documents on aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Webinars & Speaker Events
Japanese Surrender
World War II with Tom Hanks: Episode 3
Episode 3 vividly portrays Operation Barbarossa, emphasizing strategic miscalculations, brutal combat, and the Soviet Union’s hard-fought survival.
History
Education
Featured Blog
Guest Speakers