Osprey's study of the United States' first offensive response to the Pearl Harbor attacks of World War II (1939-1945). In early 1942, the strategic situation was bleak for the United States. She had been in continual retreat since Pearl Harbor, surrendering major areas such as the Philippines, and was preparing for the worst in Hawaii and on the West Coast. The Japanese, on the other hand, had secured a well-defended perimeter, and were set for further expansion. Something needed to happen quickly and be of considerable impact. The April 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan was a way to achieve this. This book examines the planning, execution, and aftermath of this innovative, daring and risky attack, which would show that the Japanese navy and air forces were anything but invincible.
Clayton K. S. Chun Knihy
Tento autor se zabývá otázkami národní bezpečnosti, vojenské historie a ekonomie. Jeho práce, ovlivněná dlouhou vojenskou kariérou, nabízí hluboký vhled do strategických a ekonomických aspektů obrany. Zkoumá komplexní problémy, které formují moderní vojenské a politické prostředí. Jeho analýzy jsou založeny na rozsáhlých zkušenostech a akademickém vzdělání.
