Description: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Captain Ted Lawson Used 1943 Hardbound with complete photographs - Fair condition - staining/toning on boards, Severe toning on spine, average shelf wear, pages mostly clean Shipping - USPS Media Mail or Local pick up in Middletown, DE Check out my eBay store for more great items! Free shipping for orders over $20!! Product information: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...
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Location: Middletown, Delaware
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Author: Ted W. Lawson
Publisher: Random House
Topic: WWII (1939-45)
Subject: Military & War
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1943
