During a routine training flight on Dec. 6, 1941, the crew of the B-17 Mary Ann learns of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and heads straight into action; the commander of a fighter squadron struggles with the decisions he must make; an American soldier's ability to speak Japanese helps him convince eight hundred Japanese soldiers to surrender after the capture of Saipan; prisoners rebel against a sadistic guard at a North African British military prison; Lt. Col. James Doolittle leads a daring aerialr's ability to speak Japanese helps him convince eight hundred Japanese soldiers to surrender after the capture of Saipan; prisoners rebel against a sadistic guard at a North African British military prison; Lt. Col. James Doolittle leads a daring aerialbombing raid on Japan after the U.S. suffers defeat at Pearl Harbor; Nazis capture an American spy just before D-Day and attempt to trick him into thinking the war is over so they can get details of the pending Allied invasion.bombing raid on Japan after the U.S. suffers defeat at Pearl Harbor; Nazis capture an American spy just before D-Day and attempt to trick him into thinking the war is over so they can get details of the pending Allied invasion.r's ability to speak Japanese helps him convince eight hundred Japanese soldiers to surrender after the capture of Saipan; prisoners rebel against a sadistic guard at a North African British military prison; Lt. Col. James Doolittle leads a daring aerialbombing raid on Japan after the U.S. suffers defeat at Pearl Harbor; Nazis capture an American spy just before D-Day and attempt to trick him into thinking the war is over so they can get details of the pending Allied invasion.r's ability to speak Japanese helps him convince eight hundred Japanese soldiers to surrender after the capture of Saipan; prisoners rebel against a sadistic guard at a North African British military prison; Lt. Col. James Doolittle leads a daring aerialbombing raid on Japan after the U.S. suffers defeat at Pearl Harbor; Nazis capture an American spy just before D-Day and attempt to trick him into thinking the war is over so they can get details of the pending Allied invasion.