{"product_id":"the-capture-of-the-uss-james-duermeyer-9781476675404","title":"The Capture of the USS Pueblo: The Incident, the Aftermath and the Motives of North Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003e For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How and why did the Navy, the National Security Agency and the Johnson administration place the \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e's capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Duermeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476675406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476675404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"James Duermeyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080670474495,"sku":"9781476675404","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9c9f54e-7a31-4d4d-9f5a-cab863ea943d.jpg?v=1685488134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-capture-of-the-uss-james-duermeyer-9781476675404","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}