
Vanishing Act
The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo
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Narrated by:
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Mike Chamberlain
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Dan Hampton
From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes the gripping, untold story of a vital secret mission set during the darkest days of the Second World War.
In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not invincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s, known as the Doolittle Raiders, hit targets across Japan before escaping to China.
The eighth plane, however, did not follow the other raiders. Instead, Plane 8's pilots, Captain Edward "Ski" York and Lieutenant Bob Emmens, never attacked Tokyo, but headed across Japan to the Soviet Union, supposedly due to low fuel. Yet, this bomber was the only plane on the mission with maps of the Soviet Union aboard. And why did Plane 8's route, recently discovered in the Japanese Imperial Archives, show them nowhere near their target? Uncovered facts reveal that bombing Tokyo was merely a cover for Plane 8's real mission, but what was their secret objective? No one, aside from the two pilots and whomever sent them on this mission, truly knew why they were there, nor has the reason ever been revealed.
Until now.
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I never knew
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If you are familiar with the political climate prior to and WW2, the book drags on at times.
Bomber Eight's true mission revealed.
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Deep dive into the Doolittle raid and events that led up to it
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I also like that the book was short and to the point and gave a lot of information.
Wonderful book about a surprising mystery
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The raid and the experiences of crew 8 in the USSR would have been more than sufficient for an interesting story if told well. However, the author goes off on tangential, superficial histories of other aspects of World War II and earlier history (e.g., Soviet Finnish War, German expansionism and invasions of Denmark and France, Russian Revolution, Battle of Guadalcanal) that really don’t have any direct bearing on the story. The impression is created that these superficial histories were added to bulk up what might otherwise have been a much shorter book. Less, in this case, really would have been more.
Interesting Story with Unnecessary Tangents
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