Doolittle's Men: A Novel of the Air Raid on Tokyo

January, 1942. With Pearl Harbor still smoldering, President Roosevelt seeks to give America hope that all is not lost. The resulting mission called for renowned aviator, Jimmy Doolittle, to lead eighty men in sixteen army bombers off the deck of the carrier, USS Hornet. They would bomb targets in Japan, proceed to allied bases in China, and give America that hope. Almost nothing would go as planned.

In this novelization of the Doolittle raid, we follow three of those sixteen crews as they struggle off the storm-tossed flight deck of the Hornet, attack their targets, and escape against all odds to the Chinese mainland where their most harrowing experiences await.

Doolittle's Men is more than an edge-of-your-seat telling of an iconic war story. It is also an analysis of the human qualities required of those facing unimaginable challenges.

Author: Paul D. Burgess
Publisher: Bookbaby
Published: 12/14/2022
Pages: 370
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.11w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9781667863849
ISBN10: 1667863843
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General

About the Author
A former White House speechwriter, Paul Burgess spent a career writing for political leaders and corporate executives. He is drawn to historical fiction that informs and celebrates the American experience. Doolittle's Men is Paul's debut novel. For more information, visit www.pauldburgess.com.