{"product_id":"kaiten-japans-secret-manned-suicide-submarine-and-the-first-american-ship-it-sank-in-wwii-paperback","title":"Kaiten: Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine and the First American Ship It Sank in WWII - 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\u003eMichael Mair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoy Waldron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn November 1944, the U.S. Navy fleet lay at anchor deep in the Pacific Ocean, when the oiler USS\u003ci\u003e Mississinewa\u003c\/i\u003e exploded. Japan's secret weapon, the \u003ci\u003eKaiten\u003c\/i\u003e--a manned suicide submarine--had succeeded in its first mission\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eKaiten\u003c\/i\u003e was so secret that even Japanese naval commanders didn't know of its existence. And the Americans kept it secret as well. Embarrassed by the attack, the U.S. Navy refused to salvage the sunken \u003ci\u003eMighty Miss\u003c\/i\u003e. Not until 2001, when a diving team located the wreck, would survivors learn what really happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKaiten\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Mair and Joy Waldron tell the full story, from newly revealed secrets of the \u003ci\u003eKaiten\u003c\/i\u003e development and training schools to gripping firsthand accounts of U.S. Navy survivors in the wake of the attack, as well as the harrowing recovery efforts that came later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA businessman and historian, \u003cb\u003eMichael Mair\u003c\/b\u003e is the son of a USS\u003ci\u003e Mississinewa \u003c\/i\u003esurvivor\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe began research for this book in 1995, including extensive interviews with other survivors and naval personnel stationed in the Pacific at the crucial time in 1944. He has appeared on various History Channel programs, served as a consultant for the Canadian television program \u003ci\u003eSea Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributed to \u003ci\u003eNaval History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Waldron\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe USS Arizona: The Ship, the Men, the Pearl Harbor Attack, and the Symbol That Aroused America.\u003c\/i\u003e A professional journalist and editor, she has published numerous articles on World War II ships, survivors, and underwater archaeology. Other journalistic credits include investigative reporting on the search for the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e and breaking the news worldwide of Robert Ballard's expedition, including roundup stories for \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636631466291,"sku":"9780425272701","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aU9TFnk65S9780425272701.webp?v=1762275379","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/kaiten-japans-secret-manned-suicide-submarine-and-the-first-american-ship-it-sank-in-wwii-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}