{"product_id":"act-of-war","title":"Act of War - Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo","description":"\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":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50947309142304,"sku":"9780451466204","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780451466204.jpg?v=1763586448","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/act-of-war","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}