James Scott: Target Tokyo

August 4, 2015:  Our speaker was James Scott, author and former investigative journalist for the Post and Courier.  He is a graduate of Wofford College and Harvard University. He has written three books on naval history, The Attack on Liberty, The War Below and his just released book, Target Tokyo.

Scott have us a detailed overview of the book:  The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and sank half of the U.S. fleet.   Within weeks military leaders began to plan a daring raid on Tokyo to boost morale and deflate Japan’s perceived invincibility.  On April 18, 1942 a small force of land based B-25 bombers were launched from the carrier Hornet, led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, former boxer and stunt plan aviator.  Continue reading “James Scott: Target Tokyo”