{"product_id":"9780451466204","title":"Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCheevers, Jack\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/2\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I devoured \u003ci\u003eAct of War \u003c\/i\u003ethe way I did \u003ci\u003eFlyboys\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Flags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lost in Shangri-la\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Michael Connelly, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1968, the small, dilapidated American spy ship USS \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e set out to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Though packed with advanced electronic-surveillance equipment and classified intelligence documents, its crew, led by ex–submarine officer Pete Bucher, was made up mostly of untested young sailors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a frigid January morning, the \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e was challenged by a North Korean gunboat. When Bucher tried to escape, his ship was quickly surrounded by more boats, shelled and machine-gunned, forced to surrender, and taken prisoner. Less than forty-eight hours before the \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e’s capture, North Korean commandos had nearly succeeded in assassinating South Korea’s president. The two explosive incidents pushed Cold War tensions toward a flashpoint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on extensive interviews and numerous government documents released through the Freedom of Information Act, \u003ci\u003eAct of War \u003c\/i\u003etells the riveting saga of Bucher and his men as they struggled to survive merciless torture and horrendous living conditions set against the backdrop of an international powder keg.","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216680972543,"sku":"9780451466204","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780451466204_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307493","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780451466204","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}