The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid--America's First World War II Vict ory - Paperback
by Craig Nelson
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780142003411ISBN-10:142003417UPC:9780142003411Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, United States, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, 20th Century, Aviation & SpaceSize:8.50 x 5.52 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9414Product ID:SCKDGC2ZA6
The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid--America's First World War II Vict ory
Immediately after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, eighty brave young men, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, took off from a navy carrier in the mid-Pacific on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission but instead...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780142003411ISBN-10:142003417UPC:9780142003411Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, United States, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, 20th Century, Aviation & SpaceSize:8.50 x 5.52 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9414Product ID:SCKDGC2ZA6
Craig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including The First Heroes and Let's Get Lost. His writings have appeared in Salon, The New England Review, Blender, Genre, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by Variety, Interview, Manhattan, Inc., and Time Out.
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