{"product_id":"the-capture-of-the-uss-pueblo-the-incident-the-aftermath-and-the-motives-of-north-korea-paperback","title":"The Capture of the USS Pueblo: The Incident, the Aftermath and the Motives of North Korea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Duermeyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Duermeyer\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 209\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289403846758,"sku":"9781476675404","price":63.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QjMrOXQ0V3FuQ3RDU3FPVzhmWjlVZz09.webp?v=1766749978","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-capture-of-the-uss-pueblo-the-incident-the-aftermath-and-the-motives-of-north-korea-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}