Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

About Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

Doolittle's Raiders pull off a one-way bombing run over Tokyo and ditch their planes in and along the coast of China, where they are rescued by Chinese villagers, guerrillas, and missionaries. That generosity triggers horrific retaliation by the Japanese that claims an estimated quarter-million lives and prompts comparisons to the 1937-38 Rape of Nanking.

Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid is a 2022 documentary film directed by Bill Einreinhofer. It runs 57 minutes and was released in April 2022.

Shelv files it under aviation, military history, and world war ii. In the United States it streams on PBS and WETA+.

Stealing the Superfortress, The Tuskegee Airmen, and Dark Blue World make useful companions to Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. It carries a PG rating.