Professor Greg Jackson

Hello, my friends.

It's Professor Greg Jackson.

Now you can see the live tour by land and by sea because we're planning a four-night VIP cruise aboard the beautiful Celebrity Reflection.

From May 18th to the 22nd, we'll sail from Fort Lauderdale to Key West and the Bahamas.

While on board, I'll not only give a special private performance of my live show, The Unlikely Union, we'll also have a night of fun history trivia, a poolside party, nightly group dining together, excursions, and the ultimate book club meeting.

Because, if you don't know, I've been working on a book for the past two years, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate its publication this spring than with my family, friends, and the best history fans.

So go to htbspodcast.com and click on live shows for more information or click the link in the show notes.

Hope to see you on the road or at sea.

It's a little before 8 in the morning, April 18, 1942.

We're in the open waters of the Western Pacific, about 650 nautical miles east of Japan, where Lieutenant Colonel James Jimmy Doolittle is doing something highly unusual for a U.S.

Army airman.

He's reporting to the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet.

And it doesn't take long for Jimmy to read the room.

Something's wrong.

Captain Mark Mitcher briefs the 45-year-old, cleft-chinned flyboy.

It looks like you're going to have to be on your way soon.

They know we're here.

That's right.

The Japanese have spotted them.

There isn't a moment to lose.