This page did not previously have any real content, so this is built from the brief’s Source Starter List rather than expanded from an existing draft. For readers who want to go beyond this site’s overview, we recommend consulting the Naval History and Heritage Command for official U.S. Navy records and primary documents, the National Archives (including its DocsTeach educational resource) for original wartime materials, the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Chester Nimitz for a vetted general reference, the Texas State Historical Association’s Handbook of Texas for his Fredericksburg roots, the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg for artifacts and exhibits, and the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings for in-depth scholarly and firsthand accounts from naval officers.