There are many books available that add to the story of Jacob DeShazer and his ministry in Japan. You will find links and photos to some of these materials here.
- Book - GOD'S SAMURAI - Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor. Written by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon (The authors of the bestsellers, AT DAWN WE SLEPT and MIRACLE AT MIDWAY). An excellent historical biograhgpy of Captain Mitsuo Fuchida. Paperback - 349 pages with black and white pictures inside.
- Book - DESHAZER - The Amazing Story of Sergeant Jacob DeShazer. Written by C. Hoyt Watson, President of Seattle Pacific College - now University. Published in 1950 by the Light and Life Press of Winona Lake, Indiana. Hardcover - 181 pages with black and white pictures inside. Now is out of print but can be purchased at used bookstores or used book sites online from $5 to $500 depending on condition, signatures, etc.
- Book - FOUR CAME HOME - The Gripping Story of the Survivors of Jimmy Doolittle's Two Lost Crews. Written by the Doolittle Raider's historian, C.V. Glines, in 1966. Paperback - 172 pages with black and white pictures inside.
- Book - DESTINATION TOKYO - A pictorial History of Doolittle's Tokyo Raid - April 18, 1942. Written by Stan Cohen in 1983. Paperback - 128 pages with lots of good black and white pictures inside.
- Book - THE DOOLITTLE RAID - America's Daring First Strike Against Japan. Written by the Doolittle Raider's historian, C.V. Glines, in 1991. Hardback - 258 pages with black and white pictures inside.
- Book - THE FIRST HEROES - The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid - America's First World War II Victory. Written by Craig Nelson in 2002. Paperback- 430 with black and white pictures inside.
- Book - I COULD NEVER BE SO LUCKY AGAIN - An Autobiography by General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, with the Doolittle Raider's historian, C.V. Glines - 1991. The story of Jimmy Doolittle who, after the Pearl Harbor attack, led America's fight to victory. Paperback - 544 pages.
- Book - The DOOLITTLE RAID written by Duane Schultz in 1988. St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10010.
- Book - CALCULATED RISK - The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle - Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero. Written by Jimmy Doolittle's granddaughter, Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, in 2005. Hardback - 334 pages with good black and white pictures inside.
- Magazine - RESPONSE - Seattle Pacific University - Spring 2004. Featured story inside the magazine is written about DeShazer titled, "FLIGHT INTO ETERNITY - World War II POW Jake DeShazer Chose a Life of Love Not Hate" (Pages 8 - 14). Can view the RESPONSE magazine online at Response Magazine - "Flight Into Eternity", by Clint Kelly.
- Magazine - Educational Christian Magazine for Children titled, TEACH KIDS! September/October 2005, produced by Child Evangelism Fellowship. There is a child's lesson (18 pages) telling DeShazer's story with flash cards and corresponding craft ideas. The lesson is titled, "WHEN ENEMIES BECOME FRIENDS - A True Story of Jacob DeShazer, World War II Prisoner Of War". Written by Lois Dick and art done by Steve Bates. For more information write to, Elsie Lippy, c/o Child Evangelism Fellowship P.O. Box 348 Warrenton, MO, 63383.
- Devotional Book - CULTIVATING A FORGIVING HEART - Forgiveness Frees Us to Flourish. Written by Denise George (Forword by Charles Colson), in 2004. Tells the story of DeShazer and Fuchida. Published by Zondervan - paperback - 192 pages. Now out of print.
- Book - JACOB DESHAZER: Forgive Your Enemies. Written by Janet & Geoff Benge and published by YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Publishing in 2009 as part of their best-selling CHRISTIAN HEROES series. Paper back, 224 pages with no pictures. Order from www.ywampublishing.com or by calling 1-800-922-2143.