Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., PA. The full story of Jimmy Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo, as told by the Raiders official historian. The raid was America's first offensive operation against the Japanese home island. Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and his sixteen B-25 Bombers flying from the aircraft carrier "Hornet" hit targets in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, and Nagoya and flew on to China. Doolittle won the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading the raid and at the same time the action raised the American public's morale. Originally printed in 1988 this is the 50th Anniversary edition. Fine copy of the hard cover book in a fine dust jacket. 272 pages. Seller Inventory # 13514

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Title: The Doolittle Raid, America's Daring First ...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., PA

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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It was the biggest gamble of World War II, but Lt. Co. ""Jimmy"" Doolittle's legendary bombing raid on Tokyo gave America the morale boost it needed in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is the full story as told by the Doolittle Raiders' official historian. Carroll Glines is also the author of Attack on Yamamoto.

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Glines is curator of the Doolittle Military Aviation Library at the University of Texas.

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