Michel Paradis
Last Mission to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice
Last Mission to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice
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The Doolittle Raids were a daring mission by 80 young men led by Jimmy Doolittle in 1942 to strike the mainland of Japan, turning the tide of the war in the Pacific. This mission was followed by a dramatic rescue of the survivors and an international war crimes trial in 1945 that changed legal history and defined Japanese-American relations. Last Mission to Tokyo is a thrilling war story-meets-courtroom-drama that explores this key moment in World War II.
Format: Hardback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
In 1942, the United States was in search of a plan to show the world that it would not be intimidated or defeated by enemy powers. President Roosevelt, determined to demonstrate this, demanded recommendations for a show of strength. Jimmy Doolittle, a stunt pilot with a doctorate from MIT, came forward and led eighty young men on a seemingly impossible mission across the Pacific. Sixteen planes in all, they only had enough fuel for a one-way trip. Together, the Raiders, as they were called, did what no one had successfully done for more than a thousand years. They struck the mainland of Japan and permanently turned the tide of the war in the Pacific.
Almost immediately, The Doolittle Raid captured the public imagination and has remained a seminal moment in World War II history. However, the heroism and bravery of the mission are only half the story. In Last Mission to Tokyo, Michel Paradis reveals the dramatic aftermath of the mission, which involved two lost crews captured, tried, and tortured at the hands of the Japanese, a dramatic rescue of the survivors in the last weeks of World War II, and an international manhunt and trial led by two dynamic and opposing young lawyers—in which both the United States and Japan accused the other of war crimes—that would change the face of our legal and military history.
Perfect for fans of Lucky 666 and Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial, Last Mission to Tokyo is a thrilling war story-meets-courtroom-drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
Weight: 664g
Dimension: 163 x 236 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501104718
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