Title: The Doolittle raid : America's daring first strike against Japan /
Authors: Glines, Carroll V., 1920-2016.
Publisher: Orion Books,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Doolittle, James Harold,; World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.; World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Japan.; Tokyo (Japan) History
Abstract: The stories of Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo raiders: their bombing mission against Japan and their struggle to survive and escape their pursuers in China.
Contents: The day of infamy -- A concept is born -- The B-25B special project -- "Tell Jimmy to get on his horse" -- "This force is bound for Tokyo" -- The enemy is alerted: the mission begins -- "Believe all planes wrecked" -- Takeoff into history -- A psychological blow to the Japanese -- The Chinese pay with their lives -- "Guests" of the Kremlin -- Forty months of hell -- "Four Doolittle raiders located" -- Last to return -- Justice the American way -- The judgment of history.