Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, New York, 1944

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:: Autographed by four participants in the Doolittle Raid. :: This first-hand account of the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo - the secret preparations, the raid itself and the almost unbelievable adventures of the airmen in the weeks that followed - is one of the greatest stories of American bravery and ingenuity that has even been written. :: :: Dedication Copy: signed on the Dedication page and the Half-Title / Signature page by Lt. Chase J. Nielson, navigator, crew #6, taken POW and to whom the book was dedicated before his return. Also signed on the Half-Title / Signature page by Lt. Frank G. Kappeler, navigator, crew #11; Sgt. David J. Thatcher, gunner, crew #7; and Lt. Nolan A. Herndon, navigator & bombardier, crew #8, whom was interned in Russia. :: Bound in publisher's gray paper-covered boards, front board bears minute illustration of bomber plane in deep red. Title, bomber plane, author, editor, and publisher lettered upon spine in red. Fore-edge text block deckled. Duodecimo (7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 197 x 136 millimeters). 221 pages. Condition: Very Good-, in a Very Good dust jacket. Boards worn along all edges, rubbed along the hinges and beginning to crack / split. Boards showing through at the foot of the spine. Soiled / stained. Split at the gutter around the photograph pages. Some small abrasions and ink displacement upon Preface page. Pages age toned. Dust jacket has darkened a touch with age. Worn along the edges, small splits and chips. Lightly soiled.

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Title
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Author
Lawson, Ted W.; Considine, Robert (Editor)
Publisher
Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, New York
Publication year
1944
Condition
Very Good
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Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover

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