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The Capture of the USS Pueblo: The Incident, the Aftermath and the Motives of North Korea - Couverture souple

Duermeyer, James

 
9781476675404: The Capture of the USS Pueblo: The Incident, the Aftermath and the Motives of North Korea
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ISBN 10 : 1476675406 ISBN 13 : 9781476675404
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2019

Synopsis

For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS Pueblo in international waters off North Korea. After a fierce attack by the North Korean Navy, the lightly armed spy ship was captured and its 83 crewmen taken hostage, imprisoned and tortured for nearly a year before being released.

How and why did the Navy, the National Security Agency and the Johnson administration place the Pueblo in such an untenable situation? What drove Kim Il-sung, North Korea's autocrat, to gamble on hijacking a ship belonging to the world's most powerful nation?

Drawing on extensive research, including summaries of White House meetings and conversations, the author answers these questions and reviews the events and flawed decisions that led to Pueblo's capture.

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À propos de l'auteur

James Duermeyer is the award winning author of five historical novels. He is a retired U.S. Navy Commander and lives in the Fort Worth area of Texas.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476675406
ISBN 13 
9781476675404
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
209
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