Forgotten Hero: The Story of Jack Manch, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and the Self-Sacrifice of An American Warrior

by Charles Culbertson

Book Overview

At 6 feet 7 inches, Jacob "Shorty" Manch was the tallest of Jimmy Doolittle's fliers and also one of the most colorful. This biography details his life as a rambunctious kid growing up in Staunton, Virginia, his pranks in military academies and his incredible adventure as a member of the group who launched the first bombing raid on Tokyo.

Manch died a hero, also, and his sacrifice over the skies of Las Vegas is explored in print here for the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493501844
• ISBN13: 9781493501847
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"