I Could Never Be So Lucky Again

After Pearl Harbor, he led America's flight to victory

General Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all.

As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology.

During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.

Now, for the first time, here is his life story -- modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it.

Author: James Doolittle, Carroll V. Glines
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 04/24/2001
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 6.83h x 4.21w x 0.96d
ISBN13: 9780553584646
ISBN10: 0553584642
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
James Doolittle (1896-1993) was a stunt pilot who thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics, a scientist who pioneered the development of modern aviation technology, and a fearless and innovative air warrior who served his country during World War II.

Retired Air Force Colonel Carroll V. Glines is the author of 36 books and more than 700 magazine articles on aviation and military subjects. Three of his books are about the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan. He was also the co-author of General Jimmy Doolittle's autobiography entitled I Could Never Be So Lucky Again. He was formerly the editor of Air Cargo, Air Line Pilot, and Professional Pilot magazines, and is now the curator of the Doolittle Library at the University of Texas, Dallas, and historian for the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.