Nolta, George The Doolittle Raiders. What Heroes Do After A War

Eighty brave men made a near-suicidal first attack on Japan about four months after Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt wanted a quick response to the Japanese ambush on Hawaii to demonstrate to the Japanese that they were not invulnerable to attack, and to give a much-needed boost to American morale. Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle was selected to plan and lead the Raid from the U.S.S. "Hornet". Much has been written about the daring raid and the frightening escape through China, but little has been written about these brave men's lives before and after the Raid. This collection of biographical sketches tells us much about who these men were. Much of the biographical material was obtained from a private collection of Raider information and memorabilia that Ellen Lawson collected over a fifty-year period. Ellen was the widow of Maj. Ted Lawson - a Raider and author of "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo".

Much has been written about the daring attack and the dramatic escape through China, but little has been written about the lives of these brave men before and after the mission. This collection of biographical sketches tells us much about who these men were. Much of the biographical material comes from a private collection of information and memorabilia of the bomber crews involved in the raid, collected by Ellen Lawson over a period of 50 years. Ellen was the widow of Major Ted Lawson - a participant in the operation and author of the book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo".