Enterprise, Barrett Tillman
Enterprise, Barrett Tillman
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Enterprise
Americas Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II

Author: Barrett Tillman

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2012


Synopsis

Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most famous ship, this is the epic and heroic story of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and of the men who fought and died on her from Pearl Harbor to the end of the conflict. Awardwinning author Barrett Tillman has been called the man who owns naval aviation history, and Enterprise is the work he was born to write: the first complete story of The Big E, incorporating oral histories and the authors own interviews with the last surviving veterans who served on her through the major battles of the Pacific war. Americas most decorated warship of World War II, Enterprise was constantly engaged against the Japanese Empire, earning the title the fightingest ship in the navy. Her career was eventful, vital, and short. Commissioned in 1938, her bombers sank a submarine just ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack, claiming the first Japanese vessel lost in the war. It was the auspicious beginning of an odyssey that Tillman captures brilliantly, from escorting sister carrier Hornet as it launched the Doolittle Raiders against Tokyo in 1942 to playing leading roles in the pivotal battles of Midway and Guadalcanal to undergoing the shattering nightmare of kamikaze strikes in May of 1945. This is the definitive history of the ship whose aviators claimed 911 enemy aircraft and 71 ships, a saga of seemingly ceaseless heroism.

About Barrett Tillman

Barrett Tillman is the author of forty books, including the bestseller Warriors and Clash of the Carriers. He has received five writing awards, including the American Aviation Historical Society's Outstanding Contributor Award, the Air Force Historical Foundation Writing Award, and the Admiral Arthur Radford Award for Naval Aviation History and Literature.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on October 05, 2013

I decided to read this book after seeing it listed in the bibliography of another book I read recently, The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea. It sounded interesting to me not only because of my interest in naval history, but also because I grew......more

Goodreads review by Dee on May 08, 2022

Audible.com 10 hours 35 min. Narrated by Tom Weiner (A) This is a detailed history of one the first Naval aircraft carriers the USS Enterprise from its birth to its sad destruction and the sailors and airmen who made the ship their home and battleground throughout the Second World War. Enterprise was......more

Goodreads review by Alex on August 21, 2019

Interesting perspective told from this ship. I was surprised on how involved this ship was in every important naval operation. This book also has lots of stats on aircraft numbers. Gotta love that......more

Goodreads review by W. Franklin on August 14, 2017

Unfortunately, I only made it mid-way through this history of the Big E, before taking it back to the library. While there were certainly some very interesting details about the ship, her battles, and her crew, it eventually became monotonous. I certainly don't expect every book of history to be som......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on August 25, 2016

Because of my interest in WWII I got this book through Amazon’s Vine program for reviewing. This book tells the tale of the USS Enterprise, CV-6, from its beginning to its scrapping. In telling the tale of CV-6 Mr. Tillman follows her service life and provides little snippets about the crew. While Mr......more