I bought this book and another for my father. He was on the USS Enterprise during his time in the navy and has recently started reading old war books. Great price and arrived very quickly. My dad was happily surprised when he opened this gift.

I really enjoyed this book.I am a big fan of the Enterprise and its' crew.What they accomplished is the stuff of legend.Never again will there ever be a ship of any nation with as proud a record as the Enterprise.From the morning of December 7,1941 when Admiral William F.Halsey was returning with the Enterprise from delivering a squadron of Marine F4f Wildcats and pilots to Wake Island(Halsey upon hearing of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor wanted to take the Enterprise and her supporting vessels after the retreating Japanese fleet-all by himself!!)to May 14,1945(when the Enterprise was struck by a Kamikaze named Tomi Zai.The Enterprise was so heavily damaged by this attack that she was forced back to Ulithi Atoll and ultimately Bremerton,Wa. for extensive repairs which took 3 months.The war was over by the time she returned to service.)the Enterprise and her crew served in every major battle of the Pacific war.Her planes struck the first blow at Midway(sinking the Japanese carriers Akagi and Kaga),protected the marine landings on Guadalcanal,and held the line in the Pacific after the Hornet and Wasp were lost near the Soloman Islands.She was the most decorated ship in the history of the U.S. Navy and the first aircraft carrier to receive a direct presidential commendation.By rights the Enterprise should have been the ship where the formal Japanese surrender took place.After serving her country so well and for so long,it should have been so.Unfortunately,she was still in the Navy repair base in Bremerton,Washington being repaired from the damage done by Tomi Zai.Her final years(1947-1959)were spent in Bayonne,New York as part on the New York Group,Atlantic Reserve Fleet(mothballs).She was finally scrapped in early 1959.If any ship drserved to be preserved in the history of this countrys' navy,it was the Enterprise.Unfortunately,there just wasn't enough interest or money available to preserve her at the time,even though there were many people(including Fleet Admiral William F.Halsey)who were interested in her preservation.The scrapping of the Enterprise was a great loss to our country.It's a pity that she will not be around for future generations to appreciate her and pay respect to her crew.