Thirty Seconds over Tokyo

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Thirty Seconds over Tokyo Author:Lawson, Ted W.; Considine, Robert Publisher:Random House Release Date:1943 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 2342110 Notes: Book club edition. Jacket in two pieces, chips, tears and surface tears to jacket, front jacket panel mended with tape. Bookplate on front endpaper. 1943 Hard Cover. 221 pp. In this World War II classic, Captain Ted W. Lawson tells the story of America’s legendary strike back on the Japanese Empire in one of the most daring missions in military aviation history: the legendary Doolittle Raid. After Pearl Harbor, America seemed to have lost the war before it had begun. Allied forces were being beaten across the Pacific by the Japanese military juggernaut, and morale was at the breaking point. America desperately needed to strike back at the enemy. For this, a corps of heroic volunteer fliers led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle began training to attack the very heart of the Japanese Empire—Tokyo. To succeed, the "Tokyo Raiders" would have to launch sixteen fully loaded B-25 twin-engine medium bombers off the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet—something never done before—and land at airfields in China. Through courage and luck, the raid itself went flawlessly. But bad weather, lack of fuel, and darkness worked against many of the pilots and, for many, escaping China proved even more perilous than the mission.... Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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