Dimensions
159 x 241 x 38mm
The Doolittle Raiders, as they became known, were a squadron of eighty scarcely trained young men led by the famous daredevil aviator Jimmy Doolittle.
Their mission - the daring World War II bombing raid of Tokyo and other cities in April 1942 - was successful until Japanese spies forced most of the squadron to crash-land in enemy occupied China, where pilots were ferried underground across the country to safety.
One plane landed in the Soviet port of Vladivostok, where the crew was eventually smuggled out of the country through Persia. Others were captured by the Japanese and confined to years of imprisonment and torture.
This story of America striking back at its enemies after the vicious surprise attack will resonate widely with the general public today and is sure to appeal to all readers of Tom Brokaw's 'The Greatest Generation'.
