The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid- America's First World War II Victory

by Craig Nelson

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Tells the story of America's first World War II victory over Japan, accomplished by a squad of eighty young men who were assembled at the urging of President Franklin Roosevelt who wanted to restore the honor of the U.S. by bombing Tokyo in retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, and discusses what happened to the survivors of the critical raid.

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buffalogr 1,866 reviews

Comprehensive account of the Doolittle raid--well written. Complexity increased because of the number of persons involved. A very good read overall.

Nov 4, 2018

Whiskey3pa 451 reviews

Comprehensive account of the Doolittle raid. Readers will work to keep the large number of people in order, there were 80 aviators and the concurrent stories are necessarily complicated. Good reading.

Dec 12, 2015 (Edited)

tillywern 126 reviews

A very good read overall. The book moves quite quickly developing the participants stories. Either a benefit or a drawback, it actually covers, in some detail, other aspects of the Pacific theater. In this fashion it functions as a bridge to other topics related to the mission.

A worth while read if you are interested at all in military history or the Pacific theater.

Apr 1, 2013

jamespurcell 3,843 reviews

Well done and comprehensive. Low impact, high visibility. Audacious, courageous, well planned and executed.

Jan 20, 2020