Doolittle Raid, Surprise attack on Tokyo by US bombers in 1942 during World War IIAfter Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, US Pres Franklin D Roosevelt demanded that the US military find a way to strike back directly at Japan The only possible method was with carrierborne aircraft, but standard naval planes had too short a range; The Doolittle Raid on Japan on , provided a boost to American morale just months after the surprise attack on Pearl HarborGENERAL DOOLITTLE's REPORT ON JAPANESE RAID This report has been reproduced by the Intelligence Service, Army Air Forces, under the direction of the Commanding General, Army Air Forces and distributed as shown Futher dissemination in the Air Forces, except among the higher staff officers, is prohibited
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