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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (Landmark Books #35)
Edited by Robert Considine this is a 221 page account of the historic Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 by a crew member who lost a leg in the incident. The book was an immediate best seller and was soon made into a movie of the same name. Possible first, but is wartime printing with no price on inner flap, and paper laminate hardcover.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
1943
by Random House
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I wonder why the word 'swell' fell out of favor as an adjective?
The book starts with these two sentences: " I helped bomb Tokyo on the Dolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. I crashed in the China Sea." (for more info on the raid, try this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittl... There are many others, some better, but this has the best overview).
I am a woman who was born several years after WWII ended, but heard 'war stories from the men of the family' so you might not think this would engage m...more
The book starts with these two sentences: " I helped bomb Tokyo on the Dolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. I crashed in the China Sea." (for more info on the raid, try this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittl... There are many others, some better, but this has the best overview).
I am a woman who was born several years after WWII ended, but heard 'war stories from the men of the family' so you might not think this would engage m...more
the Book I'm reading is called Thirty seconds over Tokyo. The book is about the time Ted Lawson has up to a raid this raid was somewhat revenge for pearl harbor. The Doolittle raid was were B-25 liberators took off from an aircraft carrier and bombed cities in japan. This book is about how Ted live and where he went before the raid. It tells about the time the the USS.Hornet the carrier of the B-25. After the plane he piloted crashed it tells of the brave Chinese citizens who risked their lives...more
I'm reminded today, on the 70th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, that I read this book a long time ago, seems like I was around junior-high age. (It may even have been an abridged edition, not sure.) Anyway, it's a great first-hand account of the raid and the subsequent experiences of Lawson and his crew, which were fairly typical of the other members of the expedition. Immediately following the strike, Lawson and his crew were forced to ditch off Nantien. Lawson's leg was severely wounded in...more
Great book. Great Movie. Find out about The Ruptured Duck! There are North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers everywhere. Big radial sounds vying for accord in a crescendo and a malarky: am I hearing this? the warbling of a chorus of engines....Wright radial R-2600's at 1,600hp each! i've seen droves of them in the 70's over my house in N. E. Los Angeles back then. and then there were the 1978 and 1979 Chino Airshows with the din of the radial engines with as much as (4) B-25 in the air at on...more
This was a first person account of the Doolittle raids over Japan written by Capt. Ted W. Lawson, one of the pilots. The remarkable story describes the mission and their subsequent crash landings in China, and what they had to do to avoid Japanese ground forces. You have to appreciate the Chinese and missionaries who gave them medical assistance, hid, and trasnported them at the cost of their very lives.
The true story of the Doolittle bombing run over Tokyo just a few months after Pearl Harbor, as told by one of the pilots.
Okay, so the writing is not that great, but you read the true story of his escape from near capture, his injuries in the crash of his bomber, and his having his leg removed in a small Chinese village while he is conscious.
A great historical read.
Okay, so the writing is not that great, but you read the true story of his escape from near capture, his injuries in the crash of his bomber, and his having his leg removed in a small Chinese village while he is conscious.
A great historical read.
I remember reading this book around the time of my eleventh birthday. I was reading the Random House Landmark Book Series and especially the the books dealing with World War II. My father and all my adult relatives had been in the war and it was common for boys to read about the war. I remember liking this book so much that I read it several times.
What a remarkable achievement! The fact that one could successfully take off from a World War II aircraft carrier with a B25 loaded with bombs is amazing. Ted Lawson was one of those pilots, and his account of the raid on Tokyo, his subsequent ditching, and his return to safety will keep you, the reader, on the edge of your seat!
This was a remarkable first person account of the Doolittle raids over Japan after Pearl Harbor told by Capt. Ted W. Lawson. However, the real story begins after the bombs were dropped as the crews try to coast on fumes toward their landing strips in China. Most crews end up having to bail out or crash land. With Japanese ground forces close on their trail, the men struggle to make their way to an Allied air base where they can be extracted. Lawson and the majority of his crew suffered major inj...more
A very compelling read. Actually, I couldn't put it down. It's Ted Lawson's first person account of the Doolittle raid over Tokyo in World War Two. For me, the most interesting part was the story of how he survived in China after the raid. His determination to survive is breathtaking.
I read this book as a sophomore in high school English. I guess I liked it back then, but nowadays I kind of have the feeling that it essentially glorified bombing Japan. I can't remember what, if any, deep discussions we had about it in class. We probably didn't.
One of the first World War II books I ever read, and still one of the best. First person account of the training, flight and aftermath of the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan. Very well-written account of the trials and tribulations of Lawson's crew - the crew of the bomber "Ruptured Duck".
I read this story of Doolittle's Raiders when I was a high school student. It was a real page turner! I haven't thought about it in decades, but was reminded of it today on the 70th anniversary of the raid.
During WWII after Pearl Harbour, a daring attack was made on the main islands of Japan, which in some ways helped to turn the war. This book is about the events that happened to make all of this possible, including all the work they had to do to get a B-25 Mitchell Bomber to be able to take off a carrier deck (WWII carrier mind you.) They proved with the guns taken out of the planes (they placed broom handles in their places) the plane could take off with full flaps (the main char, one of the Fl...more
My Dad gave me this book over 40 years ago and I'm re-reading it. The rating is probably high because it's more about the gift than the book itself.
This was one of my favorites as the writer fully describes the trials and tribulations involved with the bombing of Tokyo Japan after Pearl Harbor. It's just incredible that any of these men with Jimmy Doolittle survived this mission. You will not regret this read if you enjoy war stories of WWII.
This is a terrific little read and a great book to give to a middle school boy who doesn't like to read.
I thought it was amazing the chinese men rescued the men from the planes instead of the japanese. I also thought it was amazing that ted survived with his leg cut off.
i read this one a number of years ago and really found it to be an exciting telling of history
A war hero and great American no doubt - but someone else should have told his story.
great book...lousy movie.
An autobiographical account of the American air raid on Tokyo lead by Jimmy Doolittle. Lawson briefly describes his training as a U.S Army Air Corps bomber pilot, the specialized training for the Doolittle raid, the actual raid, and the efforts to get back to the U.S. after crash landing on the coast of China. A very vivid reminder of how very dangerous military flying was in those days. (Today it's just dangerous.)
Really liked this book, it gave a very real perspective on events in WW II that added flavor to my somewhar dry perspective. Probably only for WWII enthusiasts
Excellent first person account of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942. While other accounts may be more detailed,this one gives the interesting perspective of a participant written while the war was at its peak. A must read for anyone interested in WWII and military aviation.
It was a good book but not one of the better ones on the war for me.
This is the way it was, told by one of the pilots who participated in the Doolittle raid, and paid with the loss of his leg. With all that he was more fortunate than some.
Really enjoyed learning more about the Doolittle Raiders and all they went through before and after the Tokyo raid. Pretty amazing story.
Great adventure that is based on the true Doolittle raid over Tokyo after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Interesting autobiographical narrative of one of the pilots in Doolittle's Tokyo raid in 1942.
My favorite book when I was in middle school.
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