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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Disappointingly Superficial:
As an amateur naval historian, I've always been fascinated by the bravery of that first takeoff of a fully loaded B-25 at a time when the US was at such a low point in its 20th century history. Despite the advice of my Navy colleagues (especially one who journeyed to China in an attempt to recreate Doolittle's travels in China) I bought this product thinking that the reviews justified the purchase. Anyone who would seek an in-depth history of that mission and the courageous men who made that extraordinary... more info
Confusing titles:
This is the second of two books that Glines wrote specifically on the Doolittle Japan mission. The first, "Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders," was published in 1964 and was the first comprehensive history of the mission. (Okay, James Merrill published his "Target Tokyo: The Doolittle-Halsey Raid" the same year, but Glines' account is the better of those two.) Of particular interest in the 1964 book are the 16 accounts that Glines elicited from a crew member of each of the 16 B-25s that took part in the raid, as... more info
History the way it should be written:
An intensely interesting account of the Doolittle Raid - America's first strike at the Japanese mainland five months after Pearl Harbor. The Doolittle Raid is one of those historical events that people are aware of without knowing many of the details - more so now as the veterans of WWII age and pass on than 20 odd years ago when this book was first published. The books well-written, factual, covers everything from the conceptualisation of the raid through the planning, preparation, the raid itself and it's... more info
Inspiring Book:
A truely inspiring read about men willing to fight any odds to strike a blow for the USA.
