{"product_id":"operation-storm-japans-top-secret-submarines-and-its-plan-to-change-the-course-of-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II - 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\u003eJohn Geoghegan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting true story of Japan's top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid--this time against New York City and Washington, DC. The classified Japanese program required developing a squadron of top secret submarines--the \u003ci\u003eSen-toku\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eI-400\u003c\/i\u003e class--designed as underwater aircraft carriers, each equipped with three Aichi M6A1 attack bombers painted to look like U.S. aircraft. The bombers, called Seiran (which translates as \"storm from a clear sky\"), were tucked in a huge, water-tight hanger on the sub's deck. The subs' mission was to travel more than halfway around the world, surface on the U.S. coast, and launch their deadly air attack. This entire operation was unknown to U.S. intelligence. And the amazing thing is how close the Japanese came to pulling it off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Geoghegan's meticulous research, including first-person accounts from the \u003ci\u003eI-401\u003c\/i\u003e crew and the U.S. capturing party, creates a fascinating portrait of the \u003ci\u003eSen-toku\u003c\/i\u003e's desperate push into Allied waters and the U.S. Navy's dramatic pursuit, masterfully illuminating a previously forgotten story of the Pacific war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN J. GEOGHEGAN\u003c\/b\u003e has written extensively about aviation history, underwater exploration and marine engineering for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Science Section, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Air \u0026amp; Space, \u003c\/i\u003e WIRED, \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAviation History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMilitary Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlight Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday Magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636646080819,"sku":"9780770435738","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gfJKE00oCk9780770435738.webp?v=1762275443","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/operation-storm-japans-top-secret-submarines-and-its-plan-to-change-the-course-of-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}