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The First Heroes The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid-- America's First World War II Victory
The First Heroes The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid-- America's First World War II Victory
Author: Craig Nelson
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The First Heroes recounts the daring April 1942 Doolittle Raid—eighty scarcely trained young airmen led by Jimmy Doolittle who struck Tokyo and other Japanese cities in America's first retaliatory attack of World War II. Nelson follows the unit from secret Florida training through the tense Pacific transit and the bombing itself, then traces the harrowing aftermath: forced crash‑landings across China, one crew’s internment in Vladivostok and escape via Persia, and the capture, imprisonment, and torture of others—circumstances that make the fact that roughly 90% of the men survived feel nothing short of miraculous. Drawing on survivor testimony, the narrative frames the raid as both a tactical blow and an immense morale victory for the United States.
Extensively researched and grounded in interviews with twenty of the twenty‑seven remaining survivors, the book emphasizes firsthand accounts and a vivid, narrative reconstruction of events; it is presented to appeal to readers of Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation. Specific physical attributes (maps, photographs, or notes on rarity) vary by edition—this record cites ISBN13 9780670030873—while the work’s distinguishing strengths are its survivor interviews, archival grounding implied by “extensive research,” and clear focus on the human experience behind a pivotal early World War II operation. Author Craig Nelson structures the material to combine operational detail with personal stories, making the raid’s historical significance accessible to general and specialist readers alike.
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Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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