I Could Never Be So Lucky Again
By James Doolittle & Carroll V. Glines
- Release Date: 1991-08-01
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
After Pearl Harbor, he led America’s flight to victory
General Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all.
As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology.
During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.
Now, for the first time, here is his life story — modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it.
Reviews
Great autobiography of America's Greatest Aviator
5By skydoc2336Jimmy Doolittle was America's Greatest Aviator, and in his own self-effacing eloquence he relates his life's story in captivating style. With author CV Glines, they tell some of the most amazing stories of the nascent science of aviation, and truly heroic tales that reveal the nature of men and machines that won our freedom in the last century. The pages are also replete with hard-won wisdom and a philosophy by which we should all conduct our personal lives. If we all were to emulate this man, he not only holds keys to personal success, but also what a great society we would have. A page turner, reading this book you will join the throngs who idolize Jimmy Doolittle as your hero.
