Thirty seconds over tokyo book 1943 copper penny

Publication date 1944 topics japan, b25 bombers, tokyo. Written by dalton trumbo, the movie was based on the 1943 memoir by capt. The raiders came in at treetop or waterlevel all the way from the carrier into tokyo bay, hopping over the hills. Lawson one of the pilots of the first bombing raid on japan tells the thrilling story of the doolittle attack on tokyo rare signed copy of ted lawsons thirty seconds over tokyo. We are shipping all orders on time, but please expect possible delays in transit. Among the experts wing had received replies from, there was a response from the u. The mission was a success and captain lawsons plane bombed its assigned targets in just 30 seconds. It was like being slugged with a single punch in a dark room, and having no way of knowing where to slug back. Lawson was a pilot on the historic doolittle raid, americas first retaliatory air strike against japan, four months after the december 7, 1941, japanese attack on pearl harbor. In competition with an extraordinary record of topnotch reporting, this personal record of the doolittle raid over tokyo stands out as one of the most stirring of them all. It is a grim reminder of what war in the pacific means in terms of blood, sweat, toil and tears. In the darkest days of 1942, with fascism on the march everywhere, a handful of pilots flying b25s from the uss hornet made a beesting raid on japan. Flew off early in the haze of dawn in a metal dragon locked in time, skimming waves of an underground sea in some kind of a dream world.

The film thirty seconds over tokyo was based on the autobiography, and shown through the perspective, of captain ted w. Considine soon obtained a book contract for thirty seconds over tokyo, but the manuscript was prohibited for release by the war department until april 1943. The screenplay by dalton trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by captain ted w. To ask other readers questions about thirty seconds over tokyo, please sign up. In reference to your letter of august 11th, there were no copper cents struck during. What is the value of a 1942 1943 and 1944 nickel answers.

Thirty seconds over tokyo is a tightly focused yarn about ted lawsons participation in the doolittle raid. Doolittle thirty seconds over tokyo raid 71 years later. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 directed by mervyn leroy. Thirty seconds over tokyo a robert mitchum centenary.

These socalled war nickels dont contain any nickel because it was needed for the war effort. We went through all the pennies, and some of them date back to 1903. Ahead of the auction, experts said the penny could have fetched more than a million dollars. Random house published his account of the raid, thirty seconds over tokyo, in 1943.

Don winslow went to war in dress whites, looking navy all the way. Sixteen b25s bombed industrial targets in japan at close range. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metro goldwynmayer. Unfollow 1943 one cent us to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

When they got to the target points, just before dropping the bombs, they hopped up to 1500 feet above sea level, opened the. The screenplay by dalton trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the. Captain cary grants frail sub copperfin in the middle of tokyo bay. This film accurately reflects the couragous story of the. This book is an eyewitness account of the 1942 dolittle raid over tokyo. Instead theyre made of silver, copper, and manganese. Doolittles copilot during the historic doolittle raid on april 18, 1942, immortalized in the film thirty seconds over tokyo, starring spencer. After watching the movie, i decided to read the book. Robert mitchum appeared with van johnson in thirty seconds over tokyo 1944, about doolittles raiders.

Thirty seconds over tokyo cast and crew cast photos and. Lawson, a pilot involved in the mission the world war ii film centres on lieut. Thirty seconds over tokyo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With spencer tracy, van johnson, robert walker, tim murdock. Doolittles, bombing raid over tokyo during an early part of the ww ii. 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. Thirty seconds over tokyo 2002 cast and crew moviefone. Doolittles bombing raid, the first to be made on japan, took place on april 18, 1942. In january 1943, lawson and newspaper columnist bob considine decided to write a book about the mission, entitled thirty seconds over tokyo. Hey i have a question i have a real 1943 copper penny, the reason i know its real is because my moms dad used to put all his change in jars and hide them and my mom got a few of the jars of pennys when she was a kid and no one has looked threw them since the 50s till the other day when i did and i was wondering where would be the best place to put it to sell it to get the most out of it. The 1943 copper cents are so rare they are a popular target of counterfeiters and other scam artists.

Thirty seconds over tokyo by ted w lawson, paperback. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1st edition 1943 by ted lawson random. After the attack on pearl harbor, he volunteered for a secret mission that evolved into the raid on tokyo in april 1942. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for world war ii, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1943 david macay publishing comic books. The movie is based on the book by the films protagonist, ted lawson van johnson. If its a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars.

I love you i love you i love you sweetheart of all my dreams from thirty seconds over tokyo, a metrogoldwinmayer picture, screen play by dalton trumbo, based on book and colliers story by capt. The book can be read and appreciated by a wide range of readers. Thirty seconds over tokyo film by leroy 1944 britannica. Lawson book, thirty seconds over tokyo, was first published in colliers between 22 may and 26 june 1943. How the doolittle raid doomed the japanese empire by michael peck at noon on april 18, 1942, the citizens of tokyo looked up into the sky and saw the impossible. Thirty seconds over tokyo relates the dramatic story of the eighty young flyers who under their leader james doolittle bombed tokyo, yokoham, osaka, kobe and nagoya in april 1942. Lawson subsequently served as a technical adviser to mgm during the making of the popular wartime movie based on his book. Thirty seconds over tokyo michael whitty 20160728 one of the first movies i saw in a theater thirty seconds over tokyo is a wonderful war film. The amazingly detailed true story of the doolittle raid based on the novel of the same name ever since i first saw this film when i was about 12 years old ive wanted to buzz san franciscos oakland bay bridge in a b25. My fickle loyalties shifted throughout 1942 and 1943 between tiny, speedy pt. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1943 david macay publishing comic.

This is a great first person account by an actual member of the famous doolittle raid. The story follows van johnson playing reallife soldier ted lawson. Thirty seconds over tokyo captain by captain ted w. Although the film dwelt heavily on lawsons relationship with his wife, spencer tracys. Mersky, 9781574885545, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Genuine 1943 copper cents are rare and hard to find, and they can be quite valuable.

The winning bidder was tom caldwell of concord, massachusetts. Filmed during the war in 1943, thirty seconds over tokyo gives the viewer not only the action sequences one expects from the raid on japan but the stories of the men that flew the mission. Lawson and the rest of the men, including actors robert walker, don defore and young robert mitchum, train for the mission and then drop bombs on tokyo. Find out where thirty seconds over tokyo is streaming, if thirty seconds over tokyo is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Sweetheart of all my dreams, i love you i love you i love you from the film. My dad gave me his penny collection from when he was a kid.

I cannot overstate how much i appreciate this book, captain lawson, and these other. His dad gave it to him, and now he is giving it to me since i now have a child. This book, written in 1943, is an oldie but a goodie. We looked it up to make sure it was real, by the way the 3 looks in the 1943. Lawson played in the film by van johnson, an aircraft commander during the doolittle raid who lost a leg when his b25 crashed in china. Thirty seconds over tokyo, american war film, released in 1944, that depicted the u. Roosevolt, after the shock of pearl harbor, sought imediate action to restore the nations moral and standing.

When the 1943s copper cent finally came to light in 2008, the finders heirs also provided a file of correspondence related to the coin. Lawsons classic thirty seconds over tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition on the sixtieth anniversary of the doolittle raid on japan. She is a member of the american numismatic association. Susan is an avid coin collector of over 30 years, and has written 150 articles for the spruce. Theres a passage in his book of the same name in which he said, we only spent thirty seconds over tokyo.

Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Winning the war with don winslow of the navy naval history. Favorite methods of faking the 1943 copper cent include. Thirty seconds over tokyo 2002 cast and crew during world war ii, lt. Thirty seconds over tokyo where to stream and watch. In four nights and two days in the mayflower hotel in washington, d. It also marked the first time that landbased planes had taken off from a navy carrier. Thirty seconds over tokyo dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc. Thirty seconds over tokyo, hollywoods saga of the doolittle raid, came alive again. Van johnson, harold rosson, mervyn leroy, and phyllis thaxter in thirty seconds over tokyo 1944.