book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
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"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (book) | 1 |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (memoir) | 1 |
| book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T506957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" Context triple: [Doolittle Raid, mediaDepiction, book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"]
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film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
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War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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From Pearl Harbor to Calvary
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary is the autobiographical account of former Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, detailing his role in the attack on Pearl Harbor and his later conversion to Christianity.
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Our Banner in the Sky
Our Banner in the Sky is a patriotic 1861 landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church that depicts the American flag formed by a dramatic sunrise sky and treeline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" Target entity description: "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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A.
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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B.
book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
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C.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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D.
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary is the autobiographical account of former Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, detailing his role in the attack on Pearl Harbor and his later conversion to Christianity.
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E.
Our Banner in the Sky
Our Banner in the Sky is a patriotic 1861 landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church that depicts the American flag formed by a dramatic sunrise sky and treeline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (film)
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linked to:
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
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| author | Ted W. Lawson ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Robert Considine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depictsPerson |
James H. Doolittle
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members of the Doolittle Raiders ⓘ |
| eventDescribed |
bombing of Tokyo by Doolittle Raiders
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crash of Lawson's B-25 bomber off the Chinese coast ⓘ first U.S. air raid on Japan in World War II ⓘ medical treatment of Lawson's injuries ⓘ training for the Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
| featuresAircraft |
North American B-25 Mitchell
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linked to:
North American B-25B Mitchell
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | Mervyn LeRoy ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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war memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage under fire
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patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ survival ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
| historicalContext | U.S. response to the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ted W. Lawson ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed first-hand account of the Doolittle Raid
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portrayal of crew camaraderie and sacrifice ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Random House ⓘ |
| portraysLocation |
China
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet ⓘ
linked to:
USS Hornet (CV-8)
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| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| subject |
Doolittle Raid
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Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ aerial warfare ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timeframeCovered | from pre-raid training to post-crash recovery ⓘ |
| timeFromEventToPublication | about one year after the Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
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Subject: book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" Description of subject: "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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subject linked to:
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
linked to: book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
linked to: book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"