{"product_id":"vanishing-act-the-enduring-mystery-behind-the-legendary-doolittle-raid-over-tokyo-9781250420541","title":"Vanishing ACT: The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dan Hampton comes the gripping, untold story of a vital \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eecret mission set during the darkest days of the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not invincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s, known as the Doolittle Raiders, hit targets across Japan before escaping to China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eighth plane, however, did not follow the other raiders. Instead, Plane 8's pilots, Captain Edward \"Ski\" York and Lieutenant Bob Emmens, never attacked Tokyo, but headed across Japan to the Soviet Union, supposedly due to low fuel. Yet, this bomber was the only plane on the mission with maps of the Soviet Union aboard. And why did Plane 8's route, recently discovered in the Japanese Imperial Archives, show them nowhere near their target? Uncovered facts reveal that bombing Tokyo was merely a cover for Plane 8's real mission, but what was their secret objective? No one, aside from the two pilots and whomever sent them on this mission, truly knew why they were there, nor has the reason ever been revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVanishing Act, \u003c\/i\u003efor the first time, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and former fighter pilot Dan Hampton definitively solves the final mystery of the Doolittle Raid with never-before-published documents and photographs in exclusive collaboration with Japanese researchers and the Raiders' descendants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditBuild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHampton, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years (1986-2006) in the United States Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War, Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, five Meritorious Service medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School and USAF Special Operations School. A frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC discussing foreign affairs and geopolitics, he has also appeared as an analyst on Bill O'Reilly, Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Anderson Cooper360. He is the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eViper Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Lords of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunter Killers, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChasing the Demon, Vengeance, Valor\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercenary.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259933229330,"sku":"9781250420541","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4622b58d-57dc-4e4c-a448-1a860027cb56.jpg?v=1746632708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vanishing-act-the-enduring-mystery-behind-the-legendary-doolittle-raid-over-tokyo-9781250420541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}