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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... read more
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People edit
- James H. Doolittle: 'Jimmy' Doolittle (1896-1993) American pioneer aviator. During World War II he was an officer in the Army Air Force. He is most famous for leading the first offensive raid on the Japanese homeland in early 1942 while a lieutenant colonel.
- Henry H. Arnold: ‘Hap’ Arnold (1886-1950) American aviation pioneer. He was Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, the only Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only person to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services.
- Chester W. Nimitz: (1885-1966) American admiral. A five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1945 until 1947.
- Joseph W. Stilwell: ‘Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell (1883-1946) American Army general. During World War II he commanded allied forces in the China Burma India Theater.
- Isoroku Yamamoto: (1884-1943) Japanese Admiral. Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- Claire Chennault: (1893-1958) American military aviator. In 1937, he went to work as an aviation trainer and adviser in China, and commanded the "Flying Tigers" during World War II, both the volunteer group and the uniformed units that replaced it in 1942.
- Chiang Kai-shek: (1887-1975) Chinese military and political leader.
- William Halsey: ‘Bull’ Halsey (1882-1959) American admiral. During World War II he commanded the South Pacific Area during the early stages of the Pacific War against Japan. Later he was commander of the Third Fleet through the duration of hostilities.
- George C. Marshall: Add a description of this character.
- Marc A. Mitscher
- George Barr
- William Bower
- Fred Braemer
- Madame May Ling Soong Chiang: Wife of Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, and friend to the Doolittle Raiders
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First Sentence edit
Twenty minutes after noon on December 8, 1941, ten shiny black limousines entered the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. They stopped at the south entrance, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt slowly emerged from the lead car, surrounded by Secret Service agents and assisted by his son James in the uniform of a Marine captain.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Day of Infamy
2. A Concept is Born
3. The B-25 Special Project
4. “Tell Jimmy to Get on His Horse”
5. “This Force Is Bound for Tokyo”
6. The Enemy Is Alerted: The Mission Begins
7. “Believe All Planes Wrecked”
8. Takeoff into History
9. A Psychological Blow to the Japanese
10. The Chinese Pay with Their Lives
11. “Guests” of the Kremlin
12. Forty Months of Hell
13. “Four Doolittle Raiders Located”
14. Last to Return
15. Justice the American Way
16. The Judgment of History
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendices
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carroll V. Glines (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orion Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0517567482
Page Count: 258
Publisher: Orion Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0517567482
Page Count: 258
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: D 0790 .G56 1988
- Dewey: 940.54
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