They were an amazing group of men. I have a map of the raid, signed by a handful of Raiders, that was given to my grandfather aboard the Hornet shortly before they launched.
I have a map of the raid, signed by a handful of Raiders, that was given to my grandfather aboard the Hornet shortly before they launched.
That is very cool. What a piece of history!
There are moments in war where a propaganda victory outweighs any tactical calculation or effect and the Doolittle Raid was perhaps the biggest example.
It was a huge blow to the psyche of Japan and the psychological damage (and boost to the US) did far more than a thousand times the tonnage of mobs could have.
—”They were an amazing group of men.”
“Uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
AND NOT JUST ON IWO.