{"product_id":"operation-rising-sun-david-w-jourdan-9781640121690","title":"Operation Rising Sun: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Submarine I-52","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtremely well researched, well documented, and well illustrated, this fast-paced tale of aircraft carrier and submarine operations, codebreaking, undersea research, maritime leadership, and perseverance against almost insurmountable odds will appeal to both novices and experts with an interest in the history and technology of naval aviation, submarines, early antisubmarine warfare techniques and weapons, and underwater search and recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e--Rear Adm. Thomas A. Mercer, USN (Ret.), former commanding officer, USS \u003ci\u003eCarl Vinson\u003c\/i\u003e (CVN-70)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1944 Allied codebreakers learned the Imperial Japanese Navy had dispatched the cargo submarine \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e to occupied France with tons of military supplies and payment--in gold--for German assistance. \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e undertook the mission as part of the Yanagi missions, a military program meant to alleviate Japan's desperate need for military material and technical knowledge. After tracking \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e from Asia to the Atlantic, the Allies destroyed the vessel in a battle that ended the Yanagi missions and left \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e an unlikely treasure ship on the seafloor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid W. Jourdan adds to the history of \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e with a spellbinding account of his efforts to find the sunken submarine. One of the first joint American-Russian research expeditions, the search for the wreck combined a team effort, exhaustive detective work, and a dramatic battle with the sea. The effort paid off when the group found \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e's nearly intact hull three miles down. The expedition also earned an unexpected historical dividend when it uncovered one-of-a-kind recordings of American Avenger torpedo bomber attacks on an enemy submarine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart war tale and part seagoing adventure, \u003ci\u003eOperation Rising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the two very different missions to find submarine \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David W. Jourdan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640121692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640121690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.20d","brand":"David W. Jourdan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988867612927,"sku":"9781640121690","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b1f704a-adfb-4c7e-aace-70f8552dc048.jpg?v=1683296823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-rising-sun-david-w-jourdan-9781640121690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}