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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — NERC 2026 SUMMER RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — NERC 2026 SUMMER RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) concludes that all assessment areas are expected to have…
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KNOW THY OPPONENTApr 7, 2026
KNOW THY OPPONENT
I'm reposting this, which I posted at the start of the war. I recommend against trying to use the language of one's…
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WHY IS THE IRANIAN DAVID NOT AFRAID OF THE USA GOLIATH?Mar 3, 2026
WHY IS THE IRANIAN DAVID NOT AFRAID OF THE USA GOLIATH?
By David W. Gaier, ©2024-2026 Understanding the Modern Middle East: Martyrdom in the context of Shi’a Islam and Iranian…
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Why is The Iranian "David" Unafraid of "Goliath?"Jun 19, 2025
Why is The Iranian "David" Unafraid of "Goliath?"
Understanding the Modern Middle East: Martyrdom in the context of Shi’a Islam and Iranian religious practice. By David…
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Healthcare Patients Can Use PR, the Media, and Storytelling too!Mar 17, 2024
Healthcare Patients Can Use PR, the Media, and Storytelling too!
UnitedHealthcare Vs. Mount Sinai Health System Barry Piatoff: Of course UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Health System…
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Is The Mighty U.S. Navy Heading for a Sandbar?May 3, 2023
Is The Mighty U.S. Navy Heading for a Sandbar?
Recently, US Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger apologized for the Corps' inability to lend a hand in two…
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PJM Power Providers Group (P3) Cries "Foul" to FERC on PJM's 2022 Capacity AuctionJan 21, 2023
PJM Power Providers Group (P3) Cries "Foul" to FERC on PJM's 2022 Capacity Auction
The PJM Power Providers Group (P3) has filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), over…
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The Substation Attacks: Not Mere VandalismDec 6, 2022
The Substation Attacks: Not Mere Vandalism
On Saturday night December 3, unidentified assailants attacked two critical Duke Energy substations in Moore County…
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Understanding the Modern Middle East: Martyrdom in the context of Shi’a Islam and Iranian religious practice.Jul 14, 2022
Understanding the Modern Middle East: Martyrdom in the context of Shi’a Islam and Iranian religious practice.
Long before I became interested in energy and technology, I spent some years in the Middle East, studying at…
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It's Time We Looked Seriously at Geothermal EnergyMay 23, 2022
It's Time We Looked Seriously at Geothermal Energy
Before his election as president, Joe Biden’s campaign issued an aggressive energy plan. In addition to a large number…
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David Gaier shared thisNERC ASSERTS GENERALLY OPTIMISTIC SUMMER 2026 GRID RELIABILITYEXECUTIVE SUMMARY — NERC 2026 SUMMER RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY — NERC 2026 SUMMER RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTDavid Gaier
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David Gaier reacted on thisThe Birth and Evolution of the Global Fast Food Industry This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Many names you know, and at least one you likely never heard of and perhaps cannot pronounce. https://lnkd.in/e4EkUg86933K views · 2.3K reactions | The World's Largest Fast Food Chains | VGraphs | Facebook933K views · 2.3K reactions | The World's Largest Fast Food Chains | VGraphs | Facebook
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David Gaier reacted on thisNapa: You Grew Too Much for Your Britches. I have never read, nor even contemplated, something so shockingly authentic and revolutionary, challenging the very ethos of not only the most famous wine region in the USA, but arguably in the world. Separated by the Mayacamas mountains from the coast and the sprawling, multi-climate and more laid-back Sonoma, Napa rose from obscurity in the 1960’s on the backs of a handful of brave pioneers who (mostly) had more money than wine experience, and really hung together. Today, some appear to be hanging separately. Documented lovingly by James Conaway in Napa: The Story of an American Eden, their stories were and remain inspiring. One such story, of Jack and Jamie Davies of Schramsberg, literally led me to the door of their winery and an appreciation of what I believe is the finest domestic sparkling wine in the USA. But that doesn’t mean they all need to be, or indeed even are, going concerns. Sometimes, even in the rarefied air of “Wine Country,” too much IS too much. I encourage any and everyone with a interest in the wine business–or just wine in general–to read this Substack post. Meantime, here are the opening paragraphs that set the stage for a remarkably introspective look at a place where it’s clearly all wine, but less and less accompanied by roses. “The vines line up with military precision. The mountains hold their familiar shape. Visitors glide from lunch to tasting to dinner under the comforting impression that they have entered one of the world’s most successful agricultural theaters: a place where beauty, money, craftsmanship, and prestige have somehow found durable alignment. Almost everything the eye encounters reinforces that belief. The estates look prosperous. The wines are expensive. The hospitality is polished. The language of excellence is everywhere. And yet the valley is full of wineries that are not really working. https://lnkd.in/eSMnuw4rNapa: You Outgrew Your Britches. Time to Cut Your Losses.Napa: You Outgrew Your Britches. Time to Cut Your Losses.
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David Gaier reacted on thisHow NOT to Do a Crisis Communications News Conference Having handled crisis communications for ten years for two public companies, this short and mostly meaningless "news conference" stands out as how not to handle a crisis, and certainly not an accident with multiple fatalities. The Bangor Airport spokesman provided no userful information; did not address the issue as to why airport operations were not halted in a blizzard of "heavy snow and freezing fog"; did not specify if or when the Challenger aircraft itself had received mandatory deicing (as opposed to the useless "there were de-icing operations occuring at that time") and just kept repeating the anodyne and meaningless "this was normal for us to deal with weather events." It certainly did not look, and was clearly not remotely "normal." And the Challenger had crashed, inverted, and caught fire; six people were dead, and it was the worst aviation incident in Maine since Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808, which crashed on August 25, 1985. Even the local TV station reporting, in its studio intro to the news conference [I hate "presser"], noted the many and conflicting reports from both local and Federal sources especially regarding souls on board and fatalities or survivors. And having the local first responders stand like statues behind the spokesman, but not allow them to speak or answer questions, provided nothing to the media or the interested general public. Don't do it this way. You just create confusion and add to trauma. Hire a media trainer and include all local authorities. Designate a single (with backup) official to liase with state and federal authorities and investigators. Hold at least annual rehearsals. Have written guidelines for accident and incident response and ensure they are followed. https://lnkd.in/e7edikAiBangor officials dispute FAA report on plane crash at airportBangor officials dispute FAA report on plane crash at airport
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David Gaier reacted on thisINSATIABLE: PR Firms Eagerly Offer Data Center Practices Focused on "Engagement," Contrived Appeal to "Beat China." Across USA, even modest local PR firms are getting into the data center business. But instead of supporting local communities in what appears to be their dogged and growing opposition to these behemoths, these firm instead offer "community engagement" packages touting all the supposed benefits to local residents, and helping developers gain tax concessions, navigate permitting, zoning, environmental, and other regulatory processes, with narratives, messaging, "briefings" for officials, and to be sure, lots of social media support. It's gonna be great for all! Actually, not so much. Given that we can't seem to build legacy nuclear plants in the USA in under a decade, or remotely within budgets--for example, the disastrous Vogtle 3 and 4 Georgia project, and SMRs not yet a thing--data centers that must "bring their own generation" (BYOG) come with a lot of baggage: massive fossil fuel flows, loud noise, enormous water use, heat sinks, huge strains on the regional grid, and pollution, to say nothing of massive cost increases on "ordinary" ratepayers, but benefits to a handful of billionaire AI owners and their very wealthy shareholders. And proponents of these hungry monstrosities are eager to get the PR help, asserting a national security angle and that we're somehow in competition with China, in a battle we must win at all costs. In many American counties, the jingoistic appeal to win a contrived global competition will resonate, along with a sizeable but only temporary wash of construction jobs they'll bring; once up and running, only a few onsite staffers are needed. But those that remain will be wearing flag pins, for sure, because who doesn't want to believe that creating a dystopian ountryside will be worth it, if it puts an uppity China in its place? Communities, local leaders, and even mainstream media are waking up to the data center scam and the harm it's inflicting across the county. In a May 10, 2026 Advance Media NY Editorial Board Op-Ed (Syracuse.com), the board wrote: "State and local governments should not grant any tax breaks for data centers. The companies financing them are hiding behind limited liability companies and high-priced PR firms. If they really need the tax breaks, they should step out of the shadows and make their case publicly. Taxpayer subsidies are better directed at housing development, not data centers." Touche. But all the downsides will remain. The Atlantic Monthly gives us an inside look at one such project: "Already, the air smelled of soot, gasoline, and asphalt. Then I felt a tickle sliding up my nostrils and down into my throat, like I was getting a cold. As we approached, I heard the rumble of cranes and trucks, and then from behind a patch of trees emerged a forest of electrical towers. Finally, I saw it—a white-walled hangar, bigger than a dozen football fields, where Elon Musk intends to build a god." Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers: https://lnkd.in/eDzu6TuE #DataCenters #Dystopian #AI #PublicRelations #Ratepayers #Syracuse #China #AtlanticMonthlyInside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data CentersInside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
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David Gaier shared thisINSATIABLE: PR Firms Eagerly Offer Data Center Practices Focused on "Engagement," Contrived Appeal to "Beat China." Across USA, even modest local PR firms are getting into the data center business. But instead of supporting local communities in what appears to be dogged and growing opposition to these behemoths, they're offering "community engagement" packages touting all the supposed benefits to local residents, and helping developers gain tax concessions, navigate permitting, zoning, environmental, and other regulatory processes, with narratives, messaging, "briefings" for officials, and to be sure, lots of social media support. It's gonna be great for all! Actually, not so much. Given that we can't seem to build legacy nuclear plants in the USA in under a decade, or remotely within budgets--for example, the disastrous Vogtle 3 and 4 project, and SMRs not yet a thing--data centers that must "bring their own generation" come with a lot of baggage: massive fossil fuel flows, loud noise, enormous water use, heat sinks, huge strains on the regional grid, and pollution, to say nothing of massive cost increases on "ordinary" ratepayers, but benefits to a handful of billionaire AI owners and their very wealthy shareholders. And proponents of these hungry monstrosities are eager to get the help, asserting a national security angle and that we're somehow in competition with China, in a battle we must win at all costs. In many American counties, the jingoistic appeal to win a contrived global competition will resonate, along with a sizeable but only temporary wash of construction jobs they'll bring; once up and running, only a few onsite staffers are needed. But all the downsides will remain. The Atlantic Monthly gives us an inside look at one such project: "Already, the air smelled of soot, gasoline, and asphalt. Then I felt a tickle sliding up my nostrils and down into my throat, like I was getting a cold. As we approached, I heard the rumble of cranes and trucks, and then from behind a patch of trees emerged a forest of electrical towers. Finally, I saw it—a white-walled hangar, bigger than a dozen football fields, where Elon Musk intends to build a god." https://lnkd.in/eDzu6TuEInside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data CentersInside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
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David Gaier shared thisMAINE GOVERNOR DEFIES OWN PARTY, VETOES BILL RESTRICTING DATA CENTERS In a move that’s already stirring debate within her own party, #Maine Governor #JanetMills has vetoed a Democratic-backed bill aimed at restricting the development of new #datacenters across the state, citing in part that it failed to carve out an exception for a $500 million facility already planned for the town of Jay. The proposed project, backed by a private developer, is expected to bring a large number of temporary construction jobs and a small number of permanent positions, while placing new demands on the regional power grid ISO New England Inc., among the biggest concerns that fueled the legislation. T he bill itself was driven by mounting alarm over the data center industry’s heavy energy use and environmental footprint, and their rising electricity costs foisted on ratepayers as well as the ecological strain tied to large-scale server farms. https://lnkd.in/euNBEmF6Maine Governor Mills Defies Own Party, Vetoes Bill Restricting Data CentersMaine Governor Mills Defies Own Party, Vetoes Bill Restricting Data Centers
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David Gaier reacted on thisNAPA: YOU OUTGREW YOUR BRITCHES. TIME TO CUT YOUR LOSSES. I've been writing and preaching on occasion, for more than a few years, that the celebrated #NapaValley simply got too big for its britches, as a result of time, inertia, a basic misunderstanding of the limits of branding and luxury markets, and, well, hubris. Napa is now heralded less for its many cookie-cutter, Cabernet-focused wines and wineries--some mere yards from each other--and more for its "unaffordability" to all but the wealthiest visitors. Many of its previously good yet affordable hotels became "resorts," and new, 5-star ones sprang up, accompanied by the obligatory resort fees, and dozens of its wineries morphed into what felt like a single winery with franchises up and down Route 29 and the Silverado Trail, offering remarkably similar, high-priced, high-alcohol, highly-oaked Cabernet Sauvignons and (to a lesser extent) Chardonnays that quickly dulled the palate, and bored the tourist. But there are only so many visionary-founder, tech-multimillionaire-in-search-of-himself, altruistic philanthropist, authentic producer, family-oriented, terroir-driven, best-fruit-ever stories you can tell, when, within a mile, there are 50 more wineries just like you. Today, some (or many) of those same wineries are barely breaking even; others are not, held afloat only by their founders' or owners' fat wallets. Many are hanging on, and a lot of them are resisting but really need to look at giving up the ghost, heretofore an unthinkable prospect. All of this needed a closer look, and are finally getting it from the most comprehensive, brutal, and insightful analysis of the ills of a wine region I've read in 30 years. I still can't believe my eyes. READ ON. https://lnkd.in/eSMnuw4rNapa: You Outgrew Your Britches. Time to Cut Your Losses.Napa: You Outgrew Your Britches. Time to Cut Your Losses.
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David Gaier liked thisDavid Gaier liked thisWe're excited to announce that the CrauforD Cabernet Sauvignon will soon be available at Flemings Prime Steakhouse in Roseville, the most recent location to feature our generational small batch family wines! Flemings Prime Steakhouse is extremely selective with the cuts they use throughout their restaurants, and they take the same great care with assembling their wine list. We're honored to be included in their offerings! CrauforD | by Chris Corley Wines "What's Under Your Kilt?" CrauforD wines celebrate the blending of 700 years of our Scottish heritage and 50 years of Napa Valley winegrowing and winemaking, over three generations. Slainthe! 🍷🏴 CrauforD Cabernet Sauvignon 'Tattoo' CrauforD Cabernet Franc 'Piper Doon' CrauforD Merlot 'Ben Nevis' Chris Corley Family of Wine A Lifetime in the Making ... www.chriscorley.wine Three Generations [OG] Jay Corley [OG] Marilyn Crawford Corley [OG] Uncle Brian Crawford [G2] Christopher Crawford Corley [G2] Julianna Corley [G2] Carolyn Corley [G3] Ruby McKenzie Corley [G3] Jackson Crawford Corley
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David Gaier liked thisThe hoops some companies put perspective employees through are crazy, especially if it’s the first step in the hiring process.
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David Gaier reacted on thisDavid Gaier reacted on thisCongratulations to Commissioner Vincent Solomeno & Deputy Commissioner Esther Chucaralao for an amazing and impactful NJ Memorial Day event. This reflection took place at the BG Doyle Cemetery in Burlington County NJ. We all came to recognize and reflect on our Gold Star families including Assemblywoman Melinda Kane who lost her son Jeremy in Afghanistan in 2009. I attended his ramp ceremony at Bagram Afghanistan before he went home. This was a very moving event and it was good to see so many veteran organizations attend and participate. It was great to hear from the Governor as she focuses a lot on veterans issues as she is a veteran herself. Thank you to all for remembering those that paid the ultimate price in defending our nation. Myles Cappiello Ken Hagemann Daniel Dunn Mikie Sherrill Jason Hedberg Alex Ball Herb Conaway MD George Schnepf Jason Cris F. Darwin Ortega Rodriguez
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Island Animal Alliance rescues stray and homeless dogs and cats in Puerto Rico (still ravaged by the Hurricane), flies them to Miami, and works with rescues up and down the eastern seaboard to find them loving homes. Some of our volunteers also did direct rescues in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian! https://www.facebook.com/Islandanimalalliance/
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Popeye was my sweet pitbull angel who died from Megaesophagus (ME), a pernicious and often deadly disease. I founded Popeye's Paw, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, to provide financial assistance to pet parents with an ME doggie, to defray the cost of "Bailey Chairs" and medicines to treat their furry family member. We need and welcome donations to help save more ME doggies! Please visit our Facebook page and make a tax-deductible donation!
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Marshall Manson
FleishmanHillard UK • 6K followers
Fragmentation might be the most important force influencing communications in 2026. That’s the reductive summary of the first prediction in my 2026 Corporate Affairs Trends Forecast. (Link to the full report in the first comment.) Way back in 2014, my friend Nicco Mele wrote an incredibly prescient book called The End of Big. He foresaw how changing dynamics of communications driven by digital and social would influence society, putting pressure on institutions, enabling populism, and driving polarisation. The result, he suggested, would be greater fragmentation. Applying that thinking, we can see how audiences are becoming smaller, more fragmented, and increasingly gathered around narrow — even niche — interests. Reach, impact, and trust continue to decline for traditional and social media. Audiences are getting smaller, more fragmented, and harder to reach. But niche media — including titles like the FT, Economist, and Wall Street Journal — podcasts, and subscription services like Substack are on the rise. Audiences are fleeing to quality, high-value, trusted outlets, often with greater specialisation. Polarisation and the echo chamber effect are also driving shifts in consumption behaviour. Substack and other subscription platforms are growing swiftly, with paid subscriptions through Substack now totalling an estimated $450 million* while publishers report rapid growth in paid subscriptions. In 2026, fragmentation will accelerate. Trusted, specialised channels and publishers with niche audiences will be as important in corporate communications as more traditional, general audience news sources. Corporate Affairs leaders will need to consider engagement and relationship-building with a wider range of voices, including on platforms like Substack and Tik Tok, where even a creator with a relatively small following could influence the influencers and have disproportionate impact on a communications outcome or reputation. To address this, think practically. Double down on relationship building but go wider than the usual suspects. Focus more on publishers, platforms, and channels with deeper connections into your most critical audiences. Invest in deep understanding of audience channel behaviours and information source preferences. Traditional assumptions are almost certainly, at best, incomplete. This effort can be enabled, hastened, and improved by AI tools. Continue evolving measurement frameworks to value relevant reach and impact among specific audience segments more than traditional, broader reputational metrics. Read more in the full report, and let me know what you think.
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Michael Moran
Moran Public Affairs LLC • 2K followers
Oct 09, 2025 POLITICO Newsletter Header By Sam Sutton and Nick Niedzwiadek Editor’s note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The federal shutdown is on the verge of ripping a hole in the government’s ability to deliver market-moving reports on inflation and employment. The longer Congress is stuck in a stalemate over government funding, the greater the chance that furloughed Labor Department employees won’t have the data to provide accurate updates on where the economy stands... ...The problem: BLS pegs the monthly jobs report to the week that includes the 12th of the month, which for October means the seven days spanning from this Sunday through the following Saturday. This is so that the measurement period is roughly consistent over time, while accounting for holidays and other calendar considerations. If the shutdown extends into next week, BLS would not be able to collect data from smaller businesses that don’t submit employment information electronically — narrowing the window for what type of employers are included in the monthly survey. The situation would get even dicier if the standoff continues deeper into October, as it would encroach on when the government conducts interviews with tens of thousands of individual households to determine the unemployment rate. It’s not just the jobs report: A prolonged shutdown could also affect the accuracy of this month’s consumer price index, a key inflation barometer produced by BLS. While auto prices, gas prices and other large components of CPI are now submitted electronically by major data providers — and therefore less likely to be impacted by the shutdown — BLS still relies on surveys and shoeleather collection efforts to compile inflation estimates for thousands of food items and other goods. Smaller, less diverse sample sizes make for weaker estimates. A longer shutdown would impede the agency’s ability to gather enough information to produce individual price indexes that feed into CPI, said Omair Sharif, the president of Inflation Insights. And if lawmakers fail to reach an agreement until late October, that could force BLS to scrap its inflation report for October. “If we’re up to October 22, October 23? That — to me — is almost a cutoff point where we should start to think [that] we’re probably not going to have an October CPI,” Sharif said.
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Stacey Champion
Champion PR + Consulting • 4K followers
A new Harper’s Magazine investigation examines the outsized – and often overlooked – role of public utility commissions in shaping what Americans pay for electricity and gas. A new Harper’s Magazine investigation reveals how these commissions across the US have been plagued by regulatory capture, revolving doors, ethics scandals, and deep industry influence – leaving customers paying more while utilities rake in profits. https://lnkd.in/gbQhPQEN
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Eugene Gourevitch
Financecoa.ch • 1K followers
Sanctions stopped being a moral instrument. They became an oil-price control knob. Meduza summarized the U.S. Treasury license that temporarily allowed sales of Russian oil already loaded on tankers, with a clear public framing: keep global energy prices from spiking. Watch the mechanism. Not the rhetoric. When Washington opens a narrow window like this, it is not “going soft.” It is telling the market: don’t panic, supply will not vanish overnight. That is crisis management logic, applied at state scale. The part that should interest businesses and investors is how fast the sanction regime now behaves like a liquidity facility. Authorities can tighten. They can loosen. They can do it in 30-day increments. They can do it without changing the underlying political posture. If you operate across jurisdictions, you cannot treat sanctions as a static list. You need a playbook that assumes policy will oscillate, and that your counterparties will test every seam. That playbook has two jobs: 1) keep you compliant when the window closes, 2) keep you solvent when the window opens. Sources: https://lnkd.in/dQrPXx8n https://lnkd.in/dyNnn4bP
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Fred Zimmerman
Big Five Killer • 3K followers
What makes the Nimitz Graybook unique among WWII primary sources? Scope. These 10 volumes contain every major command summary issued by CINCPAC/CINCPOA from the attack on Pearl Harbor through the Japanese surrender. Unlike memoirs written years later or histories filtered through interpretation, these documents record decisions as they were made, with the information available at the time. The Graybook captures the fog of war itself. #NimitzGraybook #WWII #NavalHistory #PrimarySource
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