The Doolittle Raid 1942
eBook - ePub

The Doolittle Raid 1942

America’s first strike back at Japan

  1. 96 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Doolittle Raid 1942

America’s first strike back at Japan

About this book

A detailed account of the US' nail-biting attempt to claw back their position, with full-colour maps and archival photography.

In early 1942, the strategic situation was bleak for the United States. She had been in continual retreat since Pearl Harbor, surrendering major areas such as the Philippines, and was preparing for the worst in Hawaii and on the West Coast. The Japanese, on the other hand, had secured a well-defended perimeter, and was set for further expansion. Something needed to happen quickly and be of considerable impact-and the combined-arms, April 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan was a way to achieve this.

This book examines the planning, execution, and aftermath of this innovative, daring and risky attack, which would show that the Japanese navy and air forces were anything but invincible.

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Yes, you can access The Doolittle Raid 1942 by Clayton K. S. Chun,Howard Gerrard in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 20th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781841769189
eBook ISBN
9781782004240
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chronology
  6. Opposing Commanders
  7. Opposing Forces
  8. Planning the Raid
  9. The Doolittle Raid
  10. Aftermath
  11. Remembering the Raid Today
  12. Bibliography
  13. Related Titles
  14. Imprint