{"product_id":"the-doolittle-raid-hardcover","title":"The Doolittle Raid - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarroll V. Glines\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt and military leaders decided to boost American morale by undertaking a daring offensive against Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eForced to launch early from the aircraft carrier \u003cem\u003eHornet\u003c\/em\u003e after being spotted by Japanese fishing boats, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and his 16 B-25 bombers flew to their targets. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBut the early launch forced 15 crews to bail out or ditch their aircraft instead of landing in China as intended. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat was supposed to be \"thirty seconds over Tokyo\" became an odyssey of escape for some crewmembers that lasted fourteen months and cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of Japanese patriots. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor Carroll Glines tells the story of Doolittle's raiders; their bold bombing mission; their long struggle to escape their pursuers through China, and how the raid altered Japanese thinking about the security of their home islands and induced them to withdraw forces from the perimeter of their far-flung empire.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiles personally interviewed most of Doolittle's surviving raiders to produce this dramatic and authentic story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 9.18 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725114904639,"sku":"9780887403477","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c887ea897ccc364c386ca53c95d90785.webp?v=1765105220","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-doolittle-raid-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}