The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise (Bluejacket Books), Stafford, Edward

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ISBN
9781557509987
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1557509980
ISBN-13
9781557509987
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2181353

Product Key Features

Book Title
Big E : the Story of the Uss Enterprise
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Author
Estate of Edward P. Stafford
Book Series
Bluejacket Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-057951
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
940.545973
Synopsis
A lasting memorial to the USS Enterprise, this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship to the naval victory in the Pacific has remained a favorite World War II story for more than twenty-five years. 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. The author, a naval aviator, focuses on the exploits of the famous ship's air groups, capturing the reality of their encounters and provoking a range of emotions from readers. 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. What it is like inside the cockpit of a Dauntless dive bomber as it bores in on its target or the effort required to unstick the ship's huge rudder when damaged by a bomb are just two of the nuggets Edward Stafford mined from the mountain of research and lengthy interviews he conducted to write the book. Literate and scholarly as well as highly dramatic, the book will appeal to historians and the general public alike., A lasting memorial to the USS Enterprise, this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship in the naval victory in the Pacific has remained a favourite World War II story for more than 25 years., A lasting memorial to the USS Enterprise , this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship to the naval victory in the Pacific has remained a favorite World War II story for more than twenty-five years. 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. The author, a naval aviator, focuses on the exploits of the famous ship's air groups, capturing the reality of their encounters and provoking a range of emotions from readers. 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. What it is like inside the cockpit of a Dauntless dive bomber as it bores in on its target or the effort required to unstick the ship's huge rudder when damaged by a bomb are just two of the nuggets Edward Stafford mined from the mountain of research and lengthy interviews he conducted to write the book. Literate and scholarly as well as highly dramatic, the book will appeal to historians and the general public alike.
LC Classification Number
D774.E5S7 2002

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  • by loeck35
    19 Mar, 2023

    Lightweight with great features.

    It's about a very famous aircraft carrier that fought in the Pacific and against the Japanese Navy. I think it's a good book to read about the USS Enterprise CV-6. A lot of information that contains in the book. It's also a good book to have for a reference.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by joswe7321
    07 Aug, 2019

    Great book.

    This book give a thorough history of this historic Aircraft Carrier. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is into naval history.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by davida8994
    29 Jun, 2025

    The Big E is a classic book, and while I'm biased, I think it should be in every historian's library.

    The book is a good bargain at the price.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: markej67

  • by lab397
    29 May, 2024

    The best book on the "Big E". Thanks!

    The best book on the "Big E". Thanks!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: dreambooks_co

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