Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders (Used Hardcover) - Lt. Col. Carroll V. Glines

The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders was a group eighty men from all walks of life who flew into history on April 18, 1942. They were all volunteers and this was a very dangerous mission. Sixteen B-25 bombers took off from the deck of the USS Hornet, led by (then Col.) Jimmy Doolittle. They were to fly over Japan, drop their bombs and fly on to land in a part of China that was still free. The Doolittle raid proved to the Japanese high command that their home islands were not invulnerable to American attacks and caused them to shift vital resources to their defense. Two months later that decision would play a role in the outcome of the Battle of Midway, the American victory that would begin to turn the tide in the Pacific War.

Published 1964 D. Van Nostrand Company

447 pages

6.25" X 9.25"

Condition: This book is in Good Condition. The pages are clean and unmarked. There is wear on the corners and edges of the dust cover.