{"product_id":"the-first-heroes-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-doolittle-raid-americas-first-world-war-ii-victory-paperback","title":"The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid--America's First World War II Victory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmediately after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to restore the honor of the United States with a dramatic act of vengeance: a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, eighty brave young men, led by the famous daredevil Jimmy Doolittle, took off from a navy carrier in the mid-Pacific on what everyone regarded as a suicide mission but instead became a resounding American victory and helped turn the tide of the war. \u003ci\u003eThe First Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of that mission. Meticulously researched and based on interviews with twenty of the surviving Tokyo Raiders, this is a true account that almost defies belief, a tremendous human drama of great personal courage, and a powerful reminder that ordinary people, when faced with extraordinary circumstances, can rise to the challenge of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Nelson is the author of four previous books, including \u003cb\u003eThe First Heroes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLet's Get Lost\u003c\/b\u003e. His writings have appeared in \u003cb\u003eSalon\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New England Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBlender\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGenre\u003c\/b\u003e, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by \u003cb\u003eVariety\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInterview\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eManhattan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInc.\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTime Out\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53064609825101,"sku":"9780142003411","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/ktHgZdAr49780142003411.webp?v=1766598937","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-first-heroes-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-doolittle-raid-americas-first-world-war-ii-victory-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}