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Nowhere in the history of the United States, has there ever been a greater master of the combat art of seapower then Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN. Assigned as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) in the darkest days following Pearl Harbor, Adm. Nimitz brought to his command a rare strategic genius, a genuine respect for the dignity of individuals, and an unusual sense for assessing the value of people, places, platforms and actions. Universally revered by his peers, subordinates, and even enemies, Chester Nimitz remains a towering figure in the history of the U.S. Navy and America as a nation.  During his tenure commanding CINCPAC, Adm. Nimitz had his staff construct and maintain a daily log of his activities, thoughts, ideas and the days events. Uniquely transparent with regards to the day-to-day events of the Great Pacific War, the log became known as the “Nimitz Graybook." Classified for years after the end of the war in the Pacific, access to the Graybook has been limited to historians and resear