![]() The bombers launched from an aircraft carrier and didn’t have the fuel to return-it was essentially a one-way trip. ![]() In April 1942, after months of planning and training, a squadron of 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers did the impossible and hit back at the heart of Japan, dropping bombs on Tokyo. In this case, the author set himself a tough task in that the real-life story of the Doolittle raid is so incredible that it needs no fictional embellishments. (The meat-grinder of Guadalcanal was still to come.) The raid provided an incredible boost to American morale, considering that the extraordinary victory at the Battle of Midway had not taken place yet. The novel was inspired by the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Japan in 1942. “Buzz” Bernard’s newest WWII novel, THE SHANGRI-LA RAIDERS, the second installment of the author’s When Heroes Flew WWII historical fiction series. That’s where the story of the Doolittle raid comes in, as told in H. Imperial Japan appeared unstoppable and invincible-until it wasn’t. Rumors flew-was even the West Coast of the United States vulnerable? In swift order, outposts from the Philippines to Guam quickly fell to the Rising Sun flag. The Japanese had already pummeled the United States with their devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. In the fight against Imperial Japan, the early months of 1942 were some of the bleakest and most uncertain. By David Healey for The Big Thrill Magazine
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