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Cheevers skillfully brings to life one of the most dramatic events of the cold war, a story of torture, imprisonment, secret negotiations, and white house dealmaking. Based on meticulous research, including interviews with the ships crew and captain pete bucher, naval officers and former members of the johnson administration, cheevers takes the. Act of war and millions of other books are available for instant access. Winner of the samuel eliot morison award for naval literature i devoured act of war the way i did flyboys, flags of our fathers and lost in shangrila. Its crew, led by a charismatic, harddrinkingexsubmarine officer named pete bucher, was made up. It built on this book and added a lot of information and additional photos. Act of war in 1968, a small, dilapidated american spy ship set out on a dangerous mission to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of north korea. Lyndon johnson, north korea, and the capture of the spy ship pueblo by jack cheevers nal hardcover, 20. Act of war is a 2014 usa today and new york times bestselling thriller spy novel by american author brad thor and the thirteenth book in the scot harvath. Readers who assume that north koreas reputation as an international nut case is a recent development must read this painful account of its 1968 seizure of the uss pueblo and abuse of its crew. The plight of the pueblo and its crew, as well as the stakes for u. However, im in the middlemore thank you for writing and im delighted that you enjoyed act of war.
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Based onextensive interviews and numerous government documents released through thefreedom of information act, this book also reveals new details of johnsonshighrisk gambit to prevent. Act of war by jack cheevers 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. Lyndon johnson, north korea, and the capture of the. This ambitious, wideranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt. On january 23, 1968, the uss pueblo, a lightlyarmed diminutive spy ship was. It is an excellent historical narrative that reads like a novel in sections of the book. My memory only kicked in when he came home from the war. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
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