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Jimmy Doolittle Books All prices are subject to change without notice, click on item to see the latest price The Doolittle Raid Glines. This comprehensive book on the raid incorporates the full story of the daring daylight raid of Doolittle’s B-25s on Tokyo in 1942, including the strategy, weaponry, and biographies of the men who took part in the raid. 256 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover. #0003492 Price: $24.95 The Doolittle Raid 1942 America's First Strike Back at Japan. Chun. This book examines the planning, execution, and aftermath of Col. Jimmy Doolittle's innovative, daring and risky combined-services attack on Tokyo that, while certainly not large in scale, showed the Japanese navy and air forces that they were anything but invincible and that America's retreat of early 1942 was coming to an end. 96 pages, 65 B&W photographs, color maps and illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", softcover. #0015376 Price: $18.95 Not as Briefed From the Doolittle Raid to a German Stalag. Greening. The author painted and wrote this one-of-a-kind record of his WWII experiences. He was a B-25 pilot in the famous Doolittle bombing raid over Tokyo in 1942. Later, Axis gunners shot down his plane over Italy. Evading capture for more than six months, he wound up a German POW. But Doolittle's B-17s safely brought out his logbook and art, making this new work possible. 280 pages with the author's own art. 10½"x 9", softcover. #0005825 Price: $31.95 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Lawson. Here is a vivid eyewitness account of the unorthodox assignment that the 85 volunteer "Tokyo Raiders" executed in April 1942. "It is a manly young American's simple, straightforward record of events and impressions gathered on one of the most desperate and colorful adventures of modern times." - New York Herald Tribune. This enhanced reprint edition appears for the 60th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. 256 pages, 40 B&W photographs, 5"x 8", hardcover. #0005779 Price: $24.95 Master of the Calculated Risk James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Glines. Doolittle was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for the first bombing strike against Japan in WWII, a holder of many early aircraft speed records, recipient of the first doctorate ever in aeronautical engineering, a leader in aircraft development, and was instrumental in creating the U.S. Air Force. He became known as a "master of the calculated risk," and this is his story. 112 pgs., approx. 100 B&W and color photos, 8½"x 11", sfbd. #0006186 Price: $14.95 Four Came Home The Gripping Story of the Survivors of Jimmy Doolittle's Two Lost Crews Glines. In April 1942, the Japanese took eight American airmen prisoner after they completed their mission over Tokyo. Here, the Doolittle Raider's official historian recounts the mission and the fates of those pilots and airmen in their captor's hands, while firsthand accounts of the historic mission and its aftermath will leave you in tears. 184 pages, 40+ photographs, 7 "x 10", softcover. #0001291 Price: $14.95 "There I Was..." 25 Years Stevens. With a forward by "Jimmy" Doolittle, this massive volume brings together Bob Stevens' complete, 300-cartoon collection that appeared in the pages of Air Force Magazine over the course of a quarter century. From World War II through Vietnam, it is an insightful, humorous look at "what life was, and is, like for those people who have the great fortune to make a living in and around airplanes." 598 pages, 9"x 12", hardcover. #0004236 Price: $59.95 I Could Never Be So Lucky Again General James Doolittle. Stunt pilot, scientist and scholar, General Doolittle is one of America’s true heroes. Book follows him from his youth as a boxer, through his barnstorming and air racing, to his experiments with blind-flying and finally to his greatest achievements: leading the Tokyo raid and serving as head of the 8th Air Force supervising the strategic bombing campaign. 561 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd. #0002029 Price: $29.95 Aviation History: 1909 to 1937 Contains very rare aviation film footage from 1909 to 1937, including the following: The original films of the Wright brothers' first flight, Louis Bleriot flying the English channel in 1909, the first parachute jump, Byrd's polar flight in 1926, Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing, the Graf Zeppelin, Doolittle's 1935 transcontinental flight, the China Clipper, and many, many more nostalgic pieces with full narration and music. A real treat! #00V8646 Price: $19.95 Calculated Risk The Extraordinarly Life of Jimmy Doolittle - Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero Hoppes. A firsthand account written by Doolittle's granddaughter, this book takes you inside the public and private world of Jimmy Doolittle and his family, shedding light on the drives and motivation of one of America's greatest heroes and the man that Air & Space places at the top of the "most important aviators" list. Includes many never-before-published photographs from the Doolittle Library archives. 360 pages, B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover. #0022400 Price: $24.95 Hit & Run Daring Air Attacks in World War II. Jackson. From the North Sea Battle of World War II's early weeks through the Doolittle Tokyo Raid, the mission to shoot down Adm. Yamamoto, the Regensburg and Schweinfurt missions and the Luftwaffe's armada of more than 1000 aircraft that flew in support of the faltering Ardennes offensive in 1945, this book describes many of the most daring air attacks of WWII - some of which were outstanding successes and others of which were unmitigated disasters. 202 pages, 70 B&W photographs, 6¼"x 9¼", hardcover. #0024039 Price: $39.95 Doolittle Aerospace Visionary. Daso. James Doolittle should be remembered as more than the combat pilot who led the Tokyo Raid. With a doctorate in aeronautics from MIT, Doolittle devoted his life to mastering the technical and practical intricacies of the grand invention of his time, the airplane. Here, you'll examine his innovations in civilian and military aviation and see how they contributed to the interwar developments in aerial technology. 128 pages, 15 B&W illustrations, 5"x 8", softcover. #0010102 Price: $12.95 Lt. Bill Farrow Doolittle Raider Griffin. Focusing on Lt. Bill Farrow, a 24-year-old pilot who volunteered for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, this is a gripping account of the American secret mission designed to put Japan on notice and boost American morale during the darkest days of World War II. You'll follow the events that led to Farrow's enlistment and assignment to the Doolittle mission, learn about his flight and capture after his plane ran out of gas, and read in horror as events unfold for him as a prisoner of the Japanese. 269 pages, 75 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover. #0010353 Price: $24.95 Mystery Ship History of the Travel Air Type R Racing Planes Phillips. Designed in secret in 1928, the five Travel Air Type R "Mystery Ships" performed spectacularly in air racing events, often showing up not only their civilian counterparts, but military aircraft as well. Book presents the history of each ship and their colorful pilots... Jimmy Doolittle, Frank Hawks and "Pancho" Barnes. 112 pages, 135 photographs and 3-view drawings, 8½"x 11", softcover. #0002077 Price: $29.95 Picture History of Aviation on Long Island 1908-1938. Dade and Strand. Chronicles historic events through photos with well-researched captions. Commemorates history-making activities at Roosevelt Field including Lindbergh's departure for Paris in 1927, seaplane activities, endurance records, and Jimmy Doolittle testing instrument flight. 303 rare photographs. 160 pages, 9"x 12", softcover. #0001574 Price: $17.95 Fly Low, Fly Fast Inside the Reno Air Races Gandt. Centered on the 1997 and 1998 Reno championships, this study of the high-risk world of Unlimited Air Racing traces the history of the colorful, often deadly sport. You'll follow the evolution of competition planes from the exotic contraptions of the 1930s to the current killing machines such as the Mustang and Bearcat. You'll also learn of legendary pilots such as Doolittle and Roscoe Turner, and of a new generation of hot young pilots for whom speed is life. 315 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover. #0005172 Price: $26.95 Wet Wings & Drop Tanks Matthews. A unique, revealing chronicle of American transcontinental air racing from 1928 through 1970. Includes tables and comprehensive info from air derbies of the late 1920s, to the Bendix, and the modern Reno Harold's Club trophy races. Technical detail and human interest; Doolittle, Goebel, Howard, Ortman, etc. 250 photos, 256 pgs., 8½"x 11", hdbd. #0003665 Price: $44.95 Roosevelt Field World's Premier Airport Stoff & Camp. Very thorough history of this field that played such a key role in early aviation. Covers such notables as Curtiss, Lindbergh, Byrd, Doolittle, Turner, and many more. From pre-WWI into the 1950s, a fabulous collection of photographs documents the major events and the wonderful variety of aircraft that were there. 146 pgs., 300 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", sfbd. #0004686 Price: $22.95 Selfridge Field Images of Aviation Larsen & Nigro. Follow the history of Selfridge Field, proving ground for so many young aviators who ultimately became general officers - including Jimmy Doolittle, Curtis LeMay, Carl Spaatz, and more than 100 others - that it became known as "Home of the Generals." Covers everything from crude biplanes to F-16 fighters, and includes some of the best images of 1920s and 1930s squadrons we've ever seen. 128 pages, 175 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover. #0018122 Price: $19.95

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