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Major Ted William Lawson (March 7, 1917 – January 19, 1992) was an American officer in the United States Army Air Forces, who is known as the author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942.
The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid, America's first retaliatory air strike against Japan, four months after the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Feb 24, 2010 · Thirty seconds over Tokyo : Lawson, Ted W., 1917-1992 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
1 Video. 99+ Photos. Drama History War. In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland. Director. Mervyn LeRoy. Writers. Dalton Trumbo. Ted W. Lawson. Bob Considine. Stars. Spencer Tracy. Van Johnson. Robert Walker.
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Oct 18, 2021 · 6 preliminary leaves, 221 pages : 20 cm. This is a first-hand account of the Doolitle raid over Tokyo in 1942- the secret preparations, the raid itself and the almost unbelievable adventures of the airmen in the weeks that followed. Maps on lining-papers. "First printing."
Oct 24, 2022 · Thirty Seconds over Tokyo : Ted W. Lawson : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Doolittle and his men stage a successful attack on Tokyo, but most pilots run out of fuel while returning from the raid. Many are forced to land on Japanese soil, but Capt. Ted Lawson (Van...
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