Mr. Hoffman is a skilled and experienced film maker. I wish more young people cared about history as much as they are obsessed with vlogs and social media "influencers".
I can never hear enough about the Doolittle raid. So under represented in terms of coverage after the war, but one of the ballsiest group of people I ever heard of. Thanks for sharing this Mr Hoffman.... And for keeping the memory in our minds.
I very much appreciate your channel and your videos. For a young aviator like me heading off to Air Force Pilot Training in May, it shows me gratitude and provides a great example for my future as an Air Force Officer.
Col.Doolittle did my dad's flight check . He ( my dad ) has a book Doolittle autograph to him . My dad was a fighter pilot and fought in WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War. Dad is coming up on 93 and is still going strong.
All of those men knew the possible outcome and yet they went. That is what true courage is. All of Doolittle’s raiders earned the Medal of Honor. Though the raiders may not have realized it at the time, but they gave our country a boost of moral when it had none.
These videos deserve more views. Truly enthralling.There are many documentaries about the Doolittle raid but nothing compares to first-hand accounts. Thanks again, Mr. Hoffman.
I agree Pasi. I don't believe that the UA-cam algorithm indicates that it enthusiastically supports my videos. But I'm hopeful that one day it will. Thank you for your comment. David Hoffman-filmmaker
Thank you for this video.I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting the Gen. at a Christian men’s breakfast at NAS Whidbey about 1990-92. I was about 30 and he was in his 90s. I was with my father-in law who had been a tail gunner in B-24s in the pacific and had been awarded the Navy Cross for action against the Japanese. I feel terrible that I don’t remember clearly the specifics of the talk that the Gen. gave but I do remember being very moved by his presence and the opportunity to shake his hand and tell him thank you. When I recently had an opportunity to take a ride in the the front of the CAF B-25 Maid in the Shade, I tried to picture what those fantastically brave men including my father-in-law might have felt like. NOPE! I’m 63 and they were late teens/ twenty’s and there is no way to put yourself in any warriors shoes without wearing them into battle!
Wonderfully inspiring movie. Thank you so much for having the foresight to preserve these events for my generation, I’ve learnt a lot from watching your work.
I love these amazing stories you have captured for all of us to have and share. To be able to see and hear these amazing men’s voices that are now gone from us is incredible, good work sir! I am 37 and I have two young sons and I will one day share these stories you have collected with them when the time comes.
@Tamee Marie Purdy Do you endorse poorly planned, poorly trained, ill-equipped military missions or something? Some of the comments im seeing on this video are savage in terms of elementary morality in caring and love for our nations troops.
I had the honor of meeting several of them a number of years ago when they came to my area for a reunion. Heroes to a man, though they'll deny it. Standing outside with them while a flight of B-25s flew over was an experience I'll never forget.
Americans took home fun stories of adventure holidays. Europeans took home lifelong nightmares and memories of unspeakable horror. But I don't want to bash America either, because American geopolitics resulted in 75 years of peace in almost all of Europe. Something Europe could never have achieved by itself.
In this time were americans, white christian males, are "racist" is good to remind people who fought against racism and socialism. And who won and why. Soldiers are the real american heroes, dont let anyone tell you the oposite. Im peruvian btw.
10:48 Japan executed some of the raiders. Because Japan was the aggressor, this was evil. Germany's propaganda called the British/American bombers "Luftpiraten" = air pirates and some of them were lynched by the angry population. Looked at the raid differently, the Doolittle Raiders weren't exactly "heroes". What did they do after all? They dropped bombs on buildings, killing human beings. Chances are, not one of those killed by their bombs wanted to attack the USA and not one of them wanted to invade China or Korea. Perhaps every one of the people killed was a civilian even. Does anybody think this killing/terror raid shortened the war by a single minute?
I am not a historian and I hope that historians chime in and answer you, but among other things, I know that caused Japan to pull back forces, feeling that they had to defend their major cities. This reduced their ability to attack in the Pacific and their ability to control all of China. Also Doolittle made sure that the raids attack military targets within the city. David Hoffman-filmmaker
Also, as my documentary points out, the major purpose of the raid was to boost American confidence that the war could be won. Americans were feeling frightened and that can't have helped the Allies effort to defeat the axis. There is clear evidence of this from historians writing at that time. David Hoffman-filmmaker
Remi Stardust I am sorry to inform you, but civilians always suffer the most casualties during war as well as fight in them. It’s also the way wars end. When the population has had enough. Otherwise those in power would perpetuate eternal war.
@@JellyBeanInTheNight In WW1 more soldiers died than civilians. I'm going to take a wild guess and say the same is true for the American civil war and the Falklands Islands war. It's generally a good idea to not open yourself up to easy counters by using an unqualified "always".
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker First let me tell you, I've been subscribed to your channel for a while now and it's one of my favorites! I respect your work and I'm sure many of my relatives would defend those bombing raids in WW2. I just like to be careful with whom I call a hero. If you risk your life, that doesn't make you hero. If you risk your life to save sb's life (other than Hitler's), that makes you a hero. Let's take out the impersonal aspect of dropping bombs where you're not confronted with the dead. Let's say they had jumped out of their planes, stabbed 20 civilians to death and escaped via rafts. Same psychological effect, but most def no heroes!
It's a little worrying about how someone can be charismatic enough to make a bold, risky moves that may turn out very bad and have others simply go along with it. 3:04, this guy was essentially peer-pressured to make a really poor decision (at that time, knowing what he knew). Of course, it was all volunteer. I just never had the love of country enough to understand these men -- "love of country" being the arbitrary manner that by which you grew up in whatever country you did. Any reason more to fight for a Filipino? A Colombian? A Pakistani? An Iraqi? If they had a real expressed interest in doing this flight mission because of Pearl Harbor, I could buy that. Hopefully most of them were earnest about it. Much of what I heard was just abhorrent and repulsive, however. Also, is the narrator the guy from Unsolved Mysterious? lol
The insensitivity of your unempathetic comment only communicates a quick and shallow judgement from you about these men and their realities. Slow down, be considerate (And I mean spend time trying to consider,,, not give blind respect), and try to really understand what's going on here. This approach mAy seRiOuslY reDucE hoW misErabLe YoU seEm to beeeeeeeeeeEEEEE.
Thank you for making videos even if they get little to no views.
Agreed. This channel deserves more attention.
Mr. Hoffman is a skilled and experienced film maker. I wish more young people cared about history as much as they are obsessed with vlogs and social media "influencers".
I can never hear enough about the Doolittle raid. So under represented in terms of coverage after the war, but one of the ballsiest group of people I ever heard of. Thanks for sharing this Mr Hoffman.... And for keeping the memory in our minds.
Reagan before he left office spoke on it. It's a good talk. ua-cam.com/video/UiRySXzyqk8/v-deo.html
I very much appreciate your channel and your videos. For a young aviator like me heading off to Air Force Pilot Training in May, it shows me gratitude and provides a great example for my future as an Air Force Officer.
Col.Doolittle did my dad's flight check . He ( my dad ) has a book Doolittle autograph to him . My dad was a fighter pilot and fought in WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War. Dad is coming up on 93 and is still going strong.
One of the best ones you’ve done. Well done
Thank you David. You're one of the most unique and meaningful channels I follow.
The absolute bravery of these men, I’m just awe struck.
All of those men knew the possible outcome and yet they went. That is what true courage is. All of Doolittle’s raiders earned the Medal of Honor. Though the raiders may not have realized it at the time, but they gave our country a boost of moral when it had none.
I'm so glad John Ward helped me find your channel David, it's all awesome stuff!
Major goosebumps from start to finish...!!!
These videos deserve more views. Truly enthralling.There are many documentaries about the Doolittle raid but nothing compares to first-hand accounts. Thanks again, Mr. Hoffman.
I agree Pasi. I don't believe that the UA-cam algorithm indicates that it enthusiastically supports my videos. But I'm hopeful that one day it will. Thank you for your comment.
David Hoffman-filmmaker
Thank you for this video.I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting the Gen. at a Christian men’s breakfast at NAS Whidbey about 1990-92. I was about 30 and he was in his 90s. I was with my father-in law who had been a tail gunner in B-24s in the pacific and had been awarded the Navy Cross for action against the Japanese. I feel terrible that I don’t remember clearly the specifics of the talk that the Gen. gave but I do remember being very moved by his presence and the opportunity to shake his hand and tell him thank you. When I recently had an opportunity to take a ride in the the front of the CAF B-25 Maid in the Shade, I tried to picture what those fantastically brave men including my father-in-law might have felt like. NOPE! I’m 63 and they were late teens/ twenty’s and there is no way to put yourself in any warriors shoes without wearing them into battle!
What a moving story. Thank you.
Beautiful.
Wonderfully inspiring movie. Thank you so much for having the foresight to preserve these events for my generation, I’ve learnt a lot from watching your work.
I love these amazing stories you have captured for all of us to have and share. To be able to see and hear these amazing men’s voices that are now gone from us is incredible, good work sir! I am 37 and I have two young sons and I will one day share these stories you have collected with them when the time comes.
Best video ever!!! Thank you!!
Amazing. I love your channel. So many videos from the past need to be transferred to UA-cam. You are doing God’s work. Keep it up
Wow! You were fortunate to have interviewed him.
The planes would've been more fuel efficient if the crews didn't have those giant brass balls
Jimmy Doolittle IS an American hero. Excellent video..❤❤
Flying those bombers off a carrier was absolutely crazy, but it worked.
@Tamee Marie Purdy Do you endorse poorly planned, poorly trained, ill-equipped military missions or something? Some of the comments im seeing on this video are savage in terms of elementary morality in caring and love for our nations troops.
Amazing, thank you for sharing this with the world !!
I had the honor of meeting several of them a number of years ago when they came to my area for a reunion. Heroes to a man, though they'll deny it. Standing outside with them while a flight of B-25s flew over was an experience I'll never forget.
Absolutely amazing.
Thank you Mr. Hoffman.
Your channel is great. Keep 'em coming please.
Your videos need more views i love these
This was great! I'm going to send it to my Dad- he'll get a kick out of it! Thank you!
Thanks for posting
Such an amazing story!
I love these videos
Magnificent men .
very interesting for me, i like to look inside!
Was that Robert Stack narrating?
Yes.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
There is an error in the description. He flew B-25, not B-29 off the carrier
Americans took home fun stories of adventure holidays. Europeans took home lifelong nightmares and memories of unspeakable horror.
But I don't want to bash America either, because American geopolitics resulted in 75 years of peace in almost all of Europe. Something Europe could never have achieved by itself.
Sorry if I missed it, but when were the interviews conducted?
1988.
David Hoffman-filmmaker
This is amazing, your content is so well done I feel like I am watching a CNN special without all the bias and lies
Thank you Quincy.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
David Hoffman you bet sir! I look forward to content as a new subscriber ☺️
In this time were americans, white christian males, are "racist" is good to remind people who fought against racism and socialism. And who won and why. Soldiers are the real american heroes, dont let anyone tell you the oposite. Im peruvian btw.
P.S. is that Robert Stack narrating in some parts?
Yes it is.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
As we say in the hood.... badassery! Lolol
The fella in the Thumbnail, kinda looks like "Nino" from Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
❤
10:48 Japan executed some of the raiders. Because Japan was the aggressor, this was evil. Germany's propaganda called the British/American bombers "Luftpiraten" = air pirates and some of them were lynched by the angry population.
Looked at the raid differently, the Doolittle Raiders weren't exactly "heroes". What did they do after all? They dropped bombs on buildings, killing human beings. Chances are, not one of those killed by their bombs wanted to attack the USA and not one of them wanted to invade China or Korea. Perhaps every one of the people killed was a civilian even.
Does anybody think this killing/terror raid shortened the war by a single minute?
I am not a historian and I hope that historians chime in and answer you, but among other things, I know that caused Japan to pull back forces, feeling that they had to defend their major cities. This reduced their ability to attack in the Pacific and their ability to control all of China. Also Doolittle made sure that the raids attack military targets within the city.
David Hoffman-filmmaker
Also, as my documentary points out, the major purpose of the raid was to boost American confidence that the war could be won. Americans were feeling frightened and that can't have helped the Allies effort to defeat the axis. There is clear evidence of this from historians writing at that time.
David Hoffman-filmmaker
Remi Stardust I am sorry to inform you, but civilians always suffer the most casualties during war as well as fight in them. It’s also the way wars end. When the population has had enough. Otherwise those in power would perpetuate eternal war.
@@JellyBeanInTheNight In WW1 more soldiers died than civilians. I'm going to take a wild guess and say the same is true for the American civil war and the Falklands Islands war. It's generally a good idea to not open yourself up to easy counters by using an unqualified "always".
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker First let me tell you, I've been subscribed to your channel for a while now and it's one of my favorites! I respect your work and I'm sure many of my relatives would defend those bombing raids in WW2.
I just like to be careful with whom I call a hero. If you risk your life, that doesn't make you hero. If you risk your life to save sb's life (other than Hitler's), that makes you a hero.
Let's take out the impersonal aspect of dropping bombs where you're not confronted with the dead. Let's say they had jumped out of their planes, stabbed 20 civilians to death and escaped via rafts. Same psychological effect, but most def no heroes!
USA!!!
It's a little worrying about how someone can be charismatic enough to make a bold, risky moves that may turn out very bad and have others simply go along with it. 3:04, this guy was essentially peer-pressured to make a really poor decision (at that time, knowing what he knew). Of course, it was all volunteer. I just never had the love of country enough to understand these men -- "love of country" being the arbitrary manner that by which you grew up in whatever country you did. Any reason more to fight for a Filipino? A Colombian? A Pakistani? An Iraqi? If they had a real expressed interest in doing this flight mission because of Pearl Harbor, I could buy that. Hopefully most of them were earnest about it. Much of what I heard was just abhorrent and repulsive, however.
Also, is the narrator the guy from Unsolved Mysterious? lol
The insensitivity of your unempathetic comment only communicates a quick and shallow judgement from you about these men and their realities.
Slow down, be considerate (And I mean spend time trying to consider,,, not give blind respect), and try to really understand what's going on here. This approach mAy seRiOuslY reDucE hoW misErabLe YoU seEm to beeeeeeeeeeEEEEE.
Thank you for sharing your work.