About this title: In April, 1942, President Roosevelt urged the military high command to prepare a devastating carrier-launch raid against the Japanese home islands. And the only person who dared to lead the mission was the best-known risk-taker in the U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Orion Books, 1988, BCE
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: Octavo, hardcover, fine in VG red and white pictorial dj. An account of America's first offensive against the Japanese, lead by "Jimmy" Doolittle and his sixteen B-25 bombers. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Military, World War II, Pacific Theater. 241 pp. including index. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion Books, New York
Date Published: 1988
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xii, 243 pp., [16] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover w/ DJ. Book Club Printing. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. STORED IN SEALED PLASTIC PROTECTION! DJ is Very Good and wrapped in plastic. 1988. Hardcover w/ DJ. Book Club Printing. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Dust jacket is not price clipped. Book was purchased new-read once-the shelved. read more
Edition: First edition. Stated. First printing [stated].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion Books, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. xii, 258 p. Illustrations. Chapter Notes. Bibliography. Index. In April, 1942, President Roosevelt urged the military high command to prepare a devastating carrier-launch raid against the Japanese home islands. And the only person who dared to lead the mission was the best-known risk-taker in the U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion Books, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. The complete account of one of the biggest gambles in military history-the true story of Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo raidrs, their bold bombing mission against the Japanese empire, their long desperate struggle to escape their pursuers through China and how the raid altered Japanese thinking about the security of their home islands. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. 258 pages including index. Next post UK dispatch. read more
Edition: 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion Books, NY
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780517567487ISBN:0517567482
Description: VG/VG. SIGNED BY DOOLITTLE RAIDERS DAVID THATCHER, NOLEN HERNDON, EDWARD SAYLOR, FRANK KAPPELER AND CHASE NIELSEN, xiv, 258 p., photos, appendices, biblio, index, 8vo; read more
"Enjoyed book very much. Colonel Glines has written an excellent Raider history and is knowledgeable as an ex-aviator himself. Met him at the Doolittle Raider Reunion and had him autograph my copy. He said my first edition was a real keepsake and he had not seen one in many years."
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