Nimitz at War with Craig Symonds

Key Battles of American History

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4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode, James interviews Dr. Craig Symonds, one of the world's leading naval historians and a Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Symonds has also taught at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, England and the U. S. Naval War College. He is the author of 17 books, including The Battle of Midway, World War II at Sea, and Nimitz At War, the book under discussion. You will love Dr. Symonds' insights on Nimitz' role in guiding the U.S. effort in the Pacific War.

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0:29.0	in all states. War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:40.8	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:46.4	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential
0:51.8	for understanding American history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history take a break from the Vietnam War series,
1:18.0	and I'm going to do an interview with the most distinguished guest we have ever had on the program.
1:23.8	I was so excited that he agreed to appear on the show. My guest is Dr. Craig Simons,
1:30.1	who is the author of many, many books about naval history, and he's arguably the world's
1:37.5	leading expert on the history of the U.S. Navy. And this is a book that came out a couple years
1:42.7	ago called Nimitz at War.
1:44.8	It's not a brand new book, but it's a really, really good book.
1:47.9	And so I knew you're going to love this conversation.
1:50.6	He was a fantastic conversation partner.
1:53.8	So without any further ado, enjoy.
1:58.6	Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Key Battles of American History.
2:03.1	I'm your host, James Early, as always, and I have got a super duber special guest.
2:09.6	I've managed to persuade.
2:11.6	It was really tough.
2:12.4	No, just kidding.
2:13.0	But I've got one of my all-time favorite authors, my favorite historians, one of the world's
2:18.8	leading scholars on American naval history, and you've heard his name before many times on this
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