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Famed aviation pioneer and general. Won the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading the first bombing attack on Tokyo during World War II.
February 1998
Prepared by Diana Simpson
Bibliographer, Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL
Contents
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American Airpower Biography: Doolittle
Please note: A call number beginning with "R"
denotes a reference book.
Anders, Curt. Fighting Airmen. New York,
Putnam, 1966. 287 p.
"I've Done It," pp 174-196.
Book call no.: R 923.573 A544fa
Cook, Don. Fighting Americans of Today.
New York, Dutton, 1944. 191 p.
"Chill 'em and Thrill 'em": James H. Doolittle, pp 177-191.
Book call no.: 923.573 C771f
Current Biography. 1942. New
York, H.W. Wilson, 1942. 940 p.
James Doolittle, pp 207-210.
Book call no.: R 920.02 C976 1942
Dictionary of American Military Biography.
Volume 1, edited by Roger J. Spiller
and others. Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1984. 419 p.
Doolittle, James Harold, pp 276-279.
Book call no.: R 923.573 D554 v.1
Doolittle, James H. I Could Never Be So
Lucky Again: An Autobiography. New York, Bantam Books, 1991.
574 p.
Book call no.: 92 D691i
DuPre, Flint O. (Col). U.S. Air Force Biographical
Dictionary. New York, Franklin Watts, 1965. 273 p.
Doolittle, James Harold, pp 57-59.
Book call no.: R 923.573 D942u
Glines, Carroll V. Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders.
Princeton, NJ, Van Nostrand, 1964. 447 p.
Book call no.: 940.544 G561d
Glines, Carroll V. The Doolittle Raid: America's
Daring First Strike Against Japan. New York, Orion Books, 1988.
258 p.
Book call no.: 940.5425 G561d
Glines, Carroll V. Jimmy Doolittle: Daredevil
Aviator and Scientist. New York, Macmillan, 1972. 182p.
Book call no.: 92 D691g
Glines, Carroll V. Jimmy Doolittle. Master
of the Calculated Risk. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980.
202 p.
Book call no.: 92 D691ea
Hoyt, Edwin Palmer. The Airmen: The Story
of American Fliers in World War II. New York, McGraw-Hill,
1990. 418 p.
Ch. 16: Jimmy Doolittle's Great Adventure, pp 105-114.
Book call no.: 940.544973 H869a
Impact: The Army Air Forces' Confidential
Picture History of WWII. New York,
Parton, 1980. 1 vol.
Daylight Precision Bombing by LtGen James H. Doolittle, pp xii-xviii.
Book call no.: 940.544973 I34 v.6
Mann, Carl. Lightning in the Sky: The Story
of Jimmy Doolittle. New York, R.M. McBride, 1944. 256 p.
Book call no.: 92 D691m2
Merrill, James M. Target Tokyo: The Halsey-Doolittle
Raid. Chicago, Rand McNally, 1964. 208 p.
Book call no.: 940.5442 M571t
National Aviation Hall of Fame (U.S.). Enshrinee
Album: "The First twenty-one Years", by James W.
Jacobs. Dayton, OH, National Aviation Hall of Fame, 1984. 230
p.
Doolittle, pp 52-53, includes portrait.
Book call no.: R 926.2913 N277e
Reynolds, Quentin James. The Amazing Mr.
Doolittle: A Biography of Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle.
New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1953. 313 p.
Book call no.: 92 D691r
Schultz, Duane P. The Doolittle Raid.
New York, St. Martin's Press, 1988. 325 p.
Book call no.: 940.5421 S387d
Straubel, James H. Crusade for Air Power,
the Story of the Air Force Association. Washington, Aerospace
Education Foundation, 1982, 419 p.
Takeoff: Jimmy Doolittle, pp 3249.
Book call no.: 358.4006 S912c
Thomas, Lowell Jackson and Jablonski, Edward.
Doolittle: A Biography. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, 1976.
368 p.
Book call no.: 92 D691t
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military
Affairs. Department of Armed Forces. Washington, GPO, 1945.
707 p.
General Doolittle's statement on the establishment of the Department
of the Armed Forces, pp 283-310.
Book call no.: 355 U58d
U.S. War Dept. Board on Officer-Enlisted
Man Relationships. ...The Complete Doolittle Report: The Report
of the Secretary of War's Board on Officer-Enlisted Man Relationships.
Washington, Infantry Journal Press, 1946. 30 p.
Also in 355.1 U58r.
Book call no.: 355.1 U58c
U.S. War Dept. Board on Officer-Enlisted
Man Relationships. The Doolittle Report: The Report of the
Secretary of War's Board on Officer-Enlisted Man Relationships.
27 May 1946. Maxwell AFB, AL, Reproduced for school purposes
by Air University Library, 1954. 24 p.
Published as Senate Document 196, 79th Cong, 2d sees, 1946.
Book call no.: 355.1 U58c 1954
Webster's American Military Biographies. Springfield,
MA, G & C Merriam, 1978. 548 p. Doolittle, James Harold (1896-
), pp 105-106.
Book call no.: R 923.5 W385
Bauer, Paul A. The Heroic Leader: A Role for
the Eighties?. Maxwell AFB, AL, Apr 1982. 57 p. (Air University.
Air Command and Staff College. Research report) Studies of Generals
LeMay, Eaker and Doolittle.
Doe. call no.: M-U 43122 B3442h
Wilson, Charles E. James Harold Doolittle,
American Aviator, Aeronautical Engineer, Aerospace Executive.
Maxwell AFB, AL, Jun 1965. 67 p. (Air University. Air Command
and Staff College. Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 35582-7 W747j
Batezel, Anthony Lynn. Changing to Air Force Blue. Airman 26:2-6 Sep '82.
Coletta, Paolo E. Launching the Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18, 1942. Pacific Historical Review 62:73-86 Feb '93
Cox, James A. "Tokyo Bombed! Doolittle Do'od It." Smithsonian 23:112-128 Jun '92
Critchfield, John Sherman. The Halsey-Doolittle Tokyo Raid. Sea Power 14:25-29 Dec '71.
Davis, Richard G. "Take Down that Damned Sign!" Doolittle as Combat Commander. Air Power History 40:16-21 Winter '93
Doolittle Gets His Fourth Star. Current News, part 2, p 2, Apr 10 '85.
Doolittle, J. H. Attributes of Military Leadership. Air Force policy Letter for Commanders Supplement No. 7:19-20 Jul '67.
Doolittle, J. H. By the End of the Century. Air Force Magazine 55:84-86 Sep '72.
Doolittle, J. H. Doolittle vs the Dead Hand of Tradition. Air Force 35:36 Oct '52.
Doolittle, J. H. (Power for Freedom). Air Force Magazine 54:82-85 Apr '71.
Doolittle, J. H. The 'Why' Will Emerge (Why Space Research). Air Force 41:29-30 Jun '58.
Ewing, Lee. What Jimmy Doolittle Meant to the Air Force. Air Force Times 54:33 Oct 11 '93.
For Four Decades, World War II Hero James Doolittle Flew through the Air with the Greatest of Ease. People Weekly 40:86 Oct 11 '93
Frisbee, John L. First over Tokyo. Air Force
Magazine 72:93 Apr '89.
Doolittle's Tokyo Raid won him the Medal of Honor.
Garrison, Peter. Jimmy Doolittle. Flying 115:74-76+ Oct '88.
Garvey, William. 30 Seconds over Tokyo. Popular Mechanics 169:33-37+ Nov '92
Gen Doolittle Receives FAA Highest Honor. Aerospace Medicine 41:834-835 Jul '70.
General Jimmy. Air Progress 55:14-16 Dec '93
Gillert, Doug. Jimmy Doolittle: Legendary Aviator. Airman 31:8-9 Sep '87.
Glines, C. V. An American Hero. Air Force Magazine 76:18-25 Nov '93.
Glines, C. V. The Day (Apr 18, 1942) Doolittle Hit Tokyo. Air Force & Space Digest 50:84-85+ Apr '67.
Glines, C. V. Doolittle's Instrument First--It Was Jimmy Doolittle, Famous Daredevil Racing Pilot Who First Proved that Blind Flying Was Possible. Combat Crew 22:8-12 Dec '71.
Glines, C. V. Doolittle's Greatest Contributions. Air Force Magazine 68:174-176+ Sep '85.
Glines, C. V. Doolittle Raid. Air Force Magazine 75:54-58 Apr '92.
Gordon, Janett C. Suggested Readings (bibliography on Gen. Jimmy Doolittle). Air Power History 40:35 Winter '93
Hallion, Richard P. An American Hero: Snapshots from a Life on the Edge. Air Power History 40:22-26 Winter '93
Hallion, Richard P. Pioneer of Flight: Doolittle as Aviation Technologist. Air Power History 40:9-15 Winter '93
Haplan, H. R. Jimmy Doolittle Leaves His Calling Card. Sergeants 20:22-24 May '82.
Hayostek, Cindy. Exploits of a Doolittle Raider (interview with WWII pilot James H. Macia). Military History 12:58-64 Mar '96
Hudson, Neff. Jimmy Doolittle: "Greatest Aviator Who Ever Lived" Dies a Hero at 96. Air Force Times 54:10 Oct 11 '93.
Jimmy Doolittle: The Legend Lingers On. Air Force Times. Times Magazine Supplement, pp 18+,
LtGen James H. Doolittle. Congressional Record 131,no.1,pt 2:S337-S339 Jan 3 '85.
A Man of Many Firsts. Air Training 4:3 Jun '55.
Oxford, Edward. Against All Odds. American
History Illustrated 27:2843+ Mar-Apr '92.
Doolittle's April 1942 Tokyo raid.
Pearl Harbor's Avenger. People Weekly 40:86 Oct 11 '93
Poole, Roy A. General Jimmy Doolittle. Flying Safety 47:10-12 Nov '91.
Prouty, L. Fletcher. Jimmy Doolittle and the Gee Bee. Air Force Magazine 56:77-81 Feb '73.
Reese, Lee Fleming. Today I Saw My Hero General James Doolittle. Education 112:39 Fall '91
Rickenbacker, William F. James H. Doolittle, RIP. National Review 45:19-20 Nov 1 '93
Schriever, Bernard A. Reminiscences (about Gen. Jimmy Doolittle). Air Power History 40:27-29 Winter '93
Sims, J. A. The Tokyo Raid--an Avenging Call. Air Power Historian 4: 175-185 Oct '57.
Sweetman, Jack. Bombers from Shangri-La. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 118:38-39 Apr '92.
Sylva, Dave. B-25s over Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Aerospace Safety 32:14-17+ Apr '76.
Tillman, Barrett. Jimmy Doolittle--The First 80 Years. American Aviation Historical Society Journal 21:297-306 Winter '76.
Trimble, Robert L. Hell from the Heavens (Doolittle Raid). Air Classics 18:22-37+ Jun '82.
Wales, Scott P. Old Bold Pilot--Jimmy Doolitle. TAC Attack 30:4-7 Mar '90.
Williams, Bob. In Memoriam: James H. "Jimmy Doolittle", 1896-1993. American Aviation Society Historical Journal 38: inside front cover Winter '93.
Wilson, William R. Jimmy Doolittle: Reminiscences. American History 32:48-53 Aug '97
Wolk, Herman S. Prelude to D-Day: The Bomber Offensive--the (Operation) Overlord Air Dispute. Air Force Magazine 57:60-67 Jun '74.
Wolk, Herman S. Renaissance Man of Aviation. Air Power History 40:4-8 Winter '93
Air Force Association. Legends of Airpower:
Doolittle. Frederick, MD: Three Roads Communications, 1996.
30 minutes.
Video call no.: 92 D691