Dogfight Over Tokyo
2020-11-10T10:01:23-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTI5XC8yMDIwMTExMDEwMDYwNzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author John Wukovits discussed his book, "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II. The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
Author John Wukovits discussed his book, "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World Wa… read more
Author John Wukovits discussed his book, "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II. The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video. close
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