Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and Doolittle as a lieutenant general also had a little-known role by ...

In April 1942 Japan believed it was untouchable - its capital calm, confident, and far from the front lines. Then, without ...

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It remains today one of the most daring missions ever of World War II. The bombing of the Japanese home islands on Saturday, April 18, 1942, by 16 B-25 medium bombers helped the morale of U.S.