WW2 · TURNING POINT ·
Doolittle Raid (1942)
18 Apr 1942 — 16 bombers hit Tokyo. Tiny damage, huge consequence: Japan decides it must take Midway.
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- Battle of Midway (chapter 8 of WW2)
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- The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
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