Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1991. 1st thus, F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. Illustrated with b & w photos and one map. Includes chapter notes, bibliography and index. The first bombing raid ever performed on a nation's capital city (Tokyo). 16 B-25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier, complete their mission but getting the planes to safety was the real problem because they did not have fuel enough to return to the carrier. So it was the sea, Russia and China. Their is an appendix which details alll the members of the mission and what happened to each of them. One of the classic stories of WWII. Nice copy, 258 pp.
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.
Hardback. New. 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.
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY
First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.
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