A lasting tribute to the USS Enterprise, this heavily illustrated, new edition tells the classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other warship to the naval victory in the Pacific. The original book, published in 1962, has remained one of the most celebrated World War II stories for more than four decades. The Big E participated in nearly every major engagement of the war against Japan and earned a total of twenty battle stars. The Halsey-Doolittle Raid; the Battles of Midway, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, the ...
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A lasting tribute to the USS Enterprise, this heavily illustrated, new edition tells the classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other warship to the naval victory in the Pacific. The original book, published in 1962, has remained one of the most celebrated World War II stories for more than four decades. The Big E participated in nearly every major engagement of the war against Japan and earned a total of twenty battle stars. The Halsey-Doolittle Raid; the Battles of Midway, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, the Philippine Sea, and Leyte Gulf; and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa are all faithfully recorded from the viewpoint of the men who served her so well. This superb study of a great ship, her crew, and the action they saw has been called one of the finest pieces of naval writing to emerge from the war. Author Edward Stafford mined genuine nuggets from the mountain of research and lengthy interviews he conducted to write this book. He answers questions such as: What was it like to be inside the cockpit of a Dauntless dive bomber as it bored in on its target or what kind effort was required to unstick the ship's huge rudder when it was damaged by a bomb? Literate and scholarly as well as highly dramatic, the book will appeal to historians and the general public alike.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Fair. Pocket paperbk, 512, wraps, maps, chronology, bibliographical notes, pages slightly darkened, covers soiled and creased, small tears at front hinge. Small chips missing to cover edges. In the four years of war between Pearl Harbor and Okinawa, the USS Enterprise took part in almost every major Pacific battle--twenty out of a possible twenty-two. Foreword by Admiral Arthur W. Radford.
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Fair. Pocket paperbk, 512, wraps, maps, chronology, bibliographical notes, pages slightly darkened, covers and pp. 500-512 creased, tears at spine. Small pieces of covers missing, cover edges worn, small tears rear cover, lower corner p. 497 and p. 503 torn off (no loss of text). In the four years of war between Pearl Harbor and Okinawa, the USS Enterprise tookpart in almost every major Pacific battle--twenty out of a possible twenty-two. Foreword by Admiral Arthur W. Radford.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very good in good jacket. NOT an ex library book. 499 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" chip top rear of spine, 1" tears, some fade on spine. Price is not clipped.
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Near Fine in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 499pp incl index. Full dark green cloth, gilt spine lettering; 2 faint brown spots on text block upper edge, outer corner, else near fine. Contents fine. Half-tone illus in text block center. Pictorial dustjacket; spine faded, price tag covered with Christmas gift sticker, else good. From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa, the Enterprise aircraft carrier saw combat in all 22 major battles in the Pacific: Midway; supporting Marines on Guadalcanal; attacks on Truk; the Turkey Shoot off of Saipan. The Enterprise is credited with destroying 911 Japanese combat aircraft, sinking 71 ships, and damaging about 200 more.
This is another great book by Stafford. It tells the story of WWII through the eyes of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. This book is as riveting as his other books, Little Ship, Big War and Subchaser . All three of these books do a great job of telling what it was like to serve during WWII on a US Navy ship from small to large and how the war was seen by a person on board rather than an overall history of the war.
3rdGenerationCalifornian
Jul 5, 2009
Courageous Men of the Big E
This is a detailed account of the Big E's battles and of her courageous sailors. This is the most decorated ship in the US Navy, and it pursued the Japanese fleet right to the doorstep of Japan. The details of the Big E's battles are made personal because the author names the sailors and aviators involved in the operations. This is the best account of the Big E's history that I have ever read.