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Target Tokyo
James M. Scott
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Description for Target Tokyo
paperback. Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History. "Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken..Target Tokyo brings to life an indelible era." -Ben Cosgrove, The Daily Beast Num Pages: 672 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 530.
On April 18, 1942, sixteen U.S. Army bombers under the command of daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle lifted off from the deck of the USS Hornet on a one-way mission to pummel Japan’s factories, refineries, and dockyards in retaliation for their attack on Pearl Harbor. The raid buoyed America’s morale, and prompted an ill-fated Japanese attempt to seize Midway that turned the tide of the war. But it came at a horrific cost: an estimated 250,000 Chinese died in retaliation by the Japanese. Deeply researched and brilliantly written, Target Tokyo has been hailed as the definitive account of one of America’s ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393352276
SKU
V9780393352276
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99-15
About James M. Scott
James M. Scott is the author of Black Snow, Rampage, Target Tokyo, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and co-author, with Jack Carr, of Targeted: Beirut. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Reviews for Target Tokyo
"Gripping, compulsively readable…will have great appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in the Second World War."
Terry Hartle - Christian Science Monitor "Vividly narrates the saga…Scott uses original, almost untapped sources and carefully balances praise for the 80 airmen’s valor and a sober appraisal of the terrible costs."
Alexander Rose - Wall Street Journal "Scott’s tight ... Read more
Terry Hartle - Christian Science Monitor "Vividly narrates the saga…Scott uses original, almost untapped sources and carefully balances praise for the 80 airmen’s valor and a sober appraisal of the terrible costs."
Alexander Rose - Wall Street Journal "Scott’s tight ... Read more