Nimitz Graybook Volume 1: 7 December 1941 - 31 August 1942 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608884353)

Volume 1 of the Nimitz Graybook opens with the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor and chronicles the desperate early months of America's Pacific War. This facsimile edition preserves the original running estimate and command summary maintained by Captain James M. Steele on Admiral Nimitz's CINCPAC staff at Pearl Harbor.

Covering December 1941 through August 1942, Volume 1 documents the critical turning points: the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the decisive Battle of Midway that destroyed Japan's carrier striking force.

From Collection 505, Papers of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Naval History and Heritage Command Archives. Contains 714 pages of primary source documentation.