Author to speak on Doolittle Raid

Author James Scott will speak Wednesday at the Clinton School of Public Service about his book Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor.

The Doolittle Raid is a feat of legend: a daring bombing mission designed to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor by taking the fight to Tokyo. The raid's success became a rallying point for the United States, destroyed Japan's sense of its own invulnerability and helped force a confrontation at Midway, a critical turning point in the Pacific War.

In Target Tokyo, award-winning historian James Scott strips away the layers of the legend and provides a comprehensive account of the raid, one that's based on new interviews and never-before published records drawn from archives across four continents.

A book signing will follow the 6 p.m. lecture in Sturgis Hall on the Little Rock campus. Seats can be reserved by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239.

State Desk on 04/21/2015

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