book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
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"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | 0 |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (book) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
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surface form:
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (film)
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| author | Ted W. Lawson ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Robert Considine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsPerson |
James H. Doolittle
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members of the Doolittle Raiders ⓘ |
| eventDescribed |
bombing of Tokyo by Doolittle Raiders
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crash of Lawson's B-25 bomber off the Chinese coast ⓘ first U.S. air raid on Japan in World War II ⓘ medical treatment of Lawson's injuries ⓘ training for the Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
| featuresAircraft |
North American B-25B Mitchell
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surface form:
North American B-25 Mitchell
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Mervyn LeRoy ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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war memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage under fire
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patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ survival ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
| historicalContext | U.S. response to the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ted W. Lawson ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed first-hand account of the Doolittle Raid
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portrayal of crew camaraderie and sacrifice ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Random House ⓘ |
| portraysLocation |
China
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet
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| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| subject |
Doolittle Raid
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Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ aerial warfare ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timeframeCovered | from pre-raid training to post-crash recovery ⓘ |
| timeFromEventToPublication | about one year after the Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (book)