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J. ARNOLD, S. SINTON, illustrated by DARKO PAVLOVIC
US COMMANDERS OF WORLD WAR II. NAVY AND USMC

INTRODUCTION
BIOGRAPHIES
US NAVY
Husband Edward Kimmel
Ernest Joseph King
Chester William Nimitz
Thomas Charles Hart
William Frederick Halsey Jr
Frank Jack Fletcher
Raymond Ames Spruance
Robert Lee Ghormley
Richmond Kelly Turner
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
John Sidney McCain
Norman Scott
Willis Augustus Lee Jr
Charles Andrews Lockwood Jr
Marc Andrew Mitscher
Theodore Stark Wilkinson
William Daniel Leahy
Harold Raynsford Stark
Alan Goodrich Kirk
US MARINE CORPS
Alexander Archer Vandegrift
Holland McTyeire Smith
Roy Stanley Geiger
Julian Constable Smith
Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr
THE PLATES
A: THE FLEET ADMIRALS
A1: Admiral William Leahy
A2: Admiral Nimitz
A3: Admiral Ernest King
B: THE RETREAT
B1: Major James Devereaux
B2: Lieutenant-Commander John D. Bulkeley
B3: Admiral Husband Kimmel
B4: US Navy officer's button.
B5: Silver embroidered anchor, as worn on the epaulet.
B6: Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon with the silver "W" and Medal with the silver bar inscribed "Wake Island"
B7: US Marine Corps officer's service cap insignia, bronze finish for service dress, silver for a full dress
C: "HOLDING THE LINE"
C1: Vice Admiral Charles "Uncle Charlie" Lockwood
C2: Commodore Arleigh "31-knot" Burke
C3: Lieutenant-Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton
D: MIDWAY
D1: Admiral Marc Mitscher
D2: Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance
D3: Lieutenant-Commander Clarence Wade McClusky Jr
E: GUADALCANAL
E1: Vice Admiral Ghormley
E2: Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
E3: Major-General A. A. Vandegrift
E4: The 1st Marine Division insignia "the Old Breed"
F: THE CARRIER WAR
F1: Admiral William "Bull" Halsey
F2: Admiral John Sidney McCain
F3: Commander John Thatch
F4: The Naval Aviator's wings
G: "ISLAND HOPPING"
G1: General Holland "Howling Mad" Smith
G2: Admiral Kelly Turner
G3: Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller
G4: The Navy Cross
G5: Insignia of the 2d Marine Division
H: THE ATLANTIC
H1: Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery
H2: Admiral Francis "Frog" Low
H3: Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk
H4: Officer's Cap Insignia, 1941