Enduring The Unendurable: Admiral Nimitz 1945 | Jon Parshall
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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.
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