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100 1 a| Stafford, Edward Peary,d| 1918-2013,e| author.=| ^A637589;

245 14 a| The Big E :b| the story of the USS Enterprise /c| Edward P. Stafford ; with an introduction by Paul Stillwell.;

246 30 a| Story of the USS Enterprise;

250 a| First Naval Institute Press illustrated edition.;

264 1 a| Annapolis, Maryland :b| Naval Institute Press,c| 2015.;

300 a| xi, 560 pages :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 32 cm;

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500 a| First published by Random House in 1962. First published by Naval Institute Press, with a new introduction, in 1988.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword to the illustrated edition -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Book One. Peace -- War -- Guarding the islands -- Into the South Seas -- Back to Wake -- Colonel Doolittle goes to Tokyo -- Coral Sea cruise -- Action off Midway -- Book Two. Pearl and a mission to the south -- First visit to an ugly island -- The Eastern Solomons -- Ordeal off Santa Cruz -- The slot -- Espiritu, Noumea, and Chicago -- Book Three. Intermission -- Makin and the Marshalls -- First steps west -- Penetration to Palau -- A month in the Marianas -- Foray to the Philippines -- Leyte in the fall -- Hunters in the dark -- Return to Japan -- Tomi Zai -- Epilogue -- Chronological order of events, USS Enterprise -- Commanding officers of USS Enterprise -- Air groups and their commanders embarked in USS Enterprise during World War II -- Battle stars awarded USS Enterprise.;

610 20 a| Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)=| ^A70339;

610 27 a| Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00519943?| UNAUTHORIZED;

611 27 a| World War (1939-1945)2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01180924?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945x| Naval operations, American.=| ^A24188;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945x| Campaignsz| Pacific Ocean.=| ^A116267;

650 7 a| Military campaigns.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01710190;

650 7 a| Military operations, Navalx| American.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01710245;

651 7 a| Pacific Ocean.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01243528?| UNAUTHORIZED;

648 7 a| 1939-19452| fast;

700 1 a| Stillwell, Paul,d| 1944-e| author of introduction, etc.=| ^A132087;

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The Big E : the story of the USS Enterprise / Edward P. Stafford ; with an introduction by Paul Stillwell.

Author/creator	Stafford, Edward Peary author.
Other author	Stillwell, Paul, 1944- author of introduction, etc.
Format	Book
Edition	First Naval Institute Press illustrated edition.
Publication	Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015.
Description	xi, 560 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 32 cm
Subjects	Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6) World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Pacific Ocean.

Portion of title	Story of the USS Enterprise
Contents	Foreword to the illustrated edition -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Book One. Peace -- War -- Guarding the islands -- Into the South Seas -- Back to Wake -- Colonel Doolittle goes to Tokyo -- Coral Sea cruise -- Action off Midway -- Book Two. Pearl and a mission to the south -- First visit to an ugly island -- The Eastern Solomons -- Ordeal off Santa Cruz -- The slot -- Espiritu, Noumea, and Chicago -- Book Three. Intermission -- Makin and the Marshalls -- First steps west -- Penetration to Palau -- A month in the Marianas -- Foray to the Philippines -- Leyte in the fall -- Hunters in the dark -- Return to Japan -- Tomi Zai -- Epilogue -- Chronological order of events, USS Enterprise -- Commanding officers of USS Enterprise -- Air groups and their commanders embarked in USS Enterprise during World War II -- Battle stars awarded USS Enterprise.
General note	First published by Random House in 1962. First published by Naval Institute Press, with a new introduction, in 1988.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2016304173
ISBN	1591148022 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781591148029 (hardcover)

The Big E : the story of the USS Enterprise / Edward P. Stafford ; with an introduction by Paul Stillwell.

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