{"product_id":"the-capture-of-the-uss-pueblo-the-incident-the-aftermath-and-the-motives-of-north-korea-9781476675404","title":"The Capture of the USS Pueblo: The Incident, the Aftermath and the Motives of North Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Duermeyer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - United States\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46458408927383,"sku":"9781476675404","price":2825.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476675404.webp?v=1769185390","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-capture-of-the-uss-pueblo-the-incident-the-aftermath-and-the-motives-of-north-korea-9781476675404","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}