It portrays Admiral Nimitz from both a public and private perspective. It goes over many of the events of WWII through a naval perspective as well as the numerous conflicts that Nimitz faced from both subordinates as well as the War Department. An eminent historian analyzes the whole of history to find out why there are wars, whether there are underlying laws that explain why one nation challenges another, and whether there are underlying laws for the preservation of peace. This book applies Myers-Briggs type theory and much more to the way managers operate. I found most interesting the distinction between type preferences, which are essentially given, and needs, which are formed by interaction with the environment.
Needs are independent of type.
He has more interesting material about conflict management style and the kinds of power managers use. They were interesting, but unlike the needs discussion, I think it would be very difficult to accurately assess these for yourself.