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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2002-05-10
- Pages
- 334
- ISBN
- 9780700612963
- Book Title
- Pueblo Incident : a Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy
- Book Series
- Modern War Studies
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Political Science, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / General, Asia / Korea
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700612963
ISBN-13
9780700612963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2669442
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pueblo Incident : a Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / General, Asia / Korea
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Book Series
Modern War Studies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-006733
Reviews
"The Pueblo Incident has found its biographer. Lerner tells the story well at the micro level, displays complete mastery of his sources, and fits his story compellingly into the context of the times."William Stueck, Jr. , author of The Korean War "Expands our understanding of U.S. Cold War politics and its ideological trappings. I learned so much from this book."Larry Berman , author of No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger, and Betrayal in Vietnam "Should sound a warning to anyone who seeks simplistic formulas to explain and defeat todays international terrorism."Kenneth J. Hagan , author of This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power "A cautionary tale that resonates today."Edward J. Drea , author of MacArthurs ULTRA: Codebreaking and the War Against Japan, 19421945, "A first-rate analysis of an important, relatively unstudied, and, as it turns out, most revealing Cold War crisis. Lerner covers the incident from the assignment of the USS Pueblo's mission through its capture in January 1968 and the eleven-month diplomatic standoff that followed. The book is based on exhaustive research in sources now available. It is persuasively argued and very readable. . . . A model [monograph] that sheds much light on a largely forgotten episode of the Cold War."-- Journal of Cold War Studies "Lerner's work, which is the best study about the seizure, retention, and the eventual release of the Pueblo's crew, should be mandatory reading for anyone concerned about the current situation in Northeast Asia."-- Military Review "An especially timely work. . . . This important book deserves inclusion in any academic library."-- Historian "A fascinating account of both a naval bureaucracy and American foreign policy gone awry."-- International Journal of Maritime History "Will likely stand for years as the definitive treatment of this affair. . . . The book is heartrending in describing crew members' captivity and fascinating in describing how the U.S. government happened upon an odd diplomatic formula that would satisfy North Korean demands and secure the release of the Pueblo's crew."-- Journal of American History "A remarkable work of scholarship."-- Intelligence and National Security "Engrossing analysis of Vietnam-era diplomacy, naval history, and Cold War politics--embedded with fascinating parallels between the events of 1968 and today's crisis over terrorism."-- Kirkus Reviews "A gripping story of courageous officers and their crew who had to suffer from the stupidity and incompetence of their superiors."-- Virginia Quarterly Review "A new and insightful look at this dramatic and potentially explosive incident."-- Sea Power "A lively account, backed by extensive research."-- Foreign Affairs, "The Pueblo Incident has found its biographer. Lerner tells the story well at the micro level, displays complete mastery of his sources, and fits his story compellingly into the context of the times."-- William Stueck, Jr. , author of The Korean War "Expands our understanding of U.S. Cold War politics and its ideological trappings. I learned so much from this book."-- Larry Berman , author of No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger, and Betrayal in Vietnam "Should sound a warning to anyone who seeks simplistic formulas to explain and defeat today's international terrorism."-- Kenneth J. Hagan , author of This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power "A cautionary tale that resonates today."-- Edward J. Drea , author of MacArthur's ULTRA: Codebreaking and the War Against Japan, 1942-1945, "The Pueblo Incident has found its biographer. Lerner tells the story well at the micro level, displays complete mastery of his sources, and fits his story compellingly into the context of the times."- William Stueck, Jr. , author of The Korean War "Expands our understanding of U.S. Cold War politics and its ideological trappings. I learned so much from this book."- Larry Berman , author of No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger, and Betrayal in Vietnam "Should sound a warning to anyone who seeks simplistic formulas to explain and defeat today's international terrorism."- Kenneth J. Hagan , author of This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power "A cautionary tale that resonates today."- Edward J. Drea , author of MacArthur's ULTRA: Codebreaking and the War Against Japan, 19421945, "A first-rate analysis of an important, relatively unstudied, and, as it turns out, most revealing Cold War crisis. Lerner covers the incident from the assignment of the USS Pueblos mission through its capture in January 1968 and the eleven-month diplomatic standoff that followed. The book is based on exhaustive research in sources now available. It is persuasively argued and very readable. . . . A model [monograph] that sheds much light on a largely forgotten episode of the Cold War."Journal of Cold War Studies "Lerners work, which is the best study about the seizure, retention, and the eventual release of the Pueblos crew, should be mandatory reading for anyone concerned about the current situation in Northeast Asia."Military Review "An especially timely work. . . . This important book deserves inclusion in any academic library."Historian "A fascinating account of both a naval bureaucracy and American foreign policy gone awry."International Journal of Maritime History "Will likely stand for years as the definitive treatment of this affair. . . . The book is heartrending in describing crew memberscaptivity and fascinating in describing how the U.S. government happened upon an odd diplomatic formula that would satisfy North Korean demands and secure the release of the Pueblo's crew."Journal of American History "A remarkable work of scholarship."Intelligence and National Security Engrossing analysis of Vietnam-era diplomacy, naval history, and Cold War politicsembedded with fascinating parallels between the events of 1968 and todays crisis over terrorism.Kirkus Reviews A gripping story of courageous officers and their crew who had to suffer from the stupidity and incompetence of their superiors.Virginia Quarterly Review A new and insightful look at this dramatic and potentially explosive incident.Sea Power A lively account, backed by extensive research.Foreign Affairs
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
359.3/432/0973
Table Of Content
Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. A Classified Operation 2. The Ugly Duckling 3. A Minimal Risk 4. We Are Being Boarded 5. The Key Question 6. Jaw to Jaw 7. Forgotten Men 8. Hanging On 9. At the Brink 10. Climbing Out of Hell Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Winner: John Lyman Book Award "Remember, you are not going out there to start a war," Rear Admiral Frank Johnson reminded Commander Pete Bucher just prior to the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Pueblo. And yet a war--one that might have gone nuclear--was what nearly happened when the Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships in January 1968. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. The Pueblo was an aging cargo ship poorly refurbished as a signals intelligence collector for the top-secret Operation Clickbeetle. It was sent off with a first-time captain, an inexperienced crew, and no back-up, and was captured well before the completion of its first mission. Ignored for a quarter of a century, the Pueblo incident has been the subject of much polemic but no scholarly scrutiny. Mitchell Lerner now examines for the first time the details of this crisis and uses the incident as a window through which to better understand the limitations of American foreign policy during the Cold War. Drawing on thousands of pages of recently declassified documents from President Lyndon Johnson's administration, along with dozens of interviews with those involved, Lerner provides the most complete and accurate account of the Pueblo incident. He weaves on a grand scale a dramatic story of international relations, presidential politics, covert intelligence, capture on the high seas, and secret negotiations. At the same time, he highlights the very intimate struggles of the Pueblo's crew--through capture, imprisonment, indoctrination, torture, and release--and the still smoldering controversy over Commander Bucher's actions. In fact, Bucher emerges here for the first time as the truly steadfast hero his men have always considered him. More than an account of misadventure, The Pueblo Incident is an indictment of Cold War mentality that shows how the premises underlying the Pueblo's risky mission and the ensuing efforts to win the release of her crew were seriously flawed. Lerner argues that had U.S. policymakers regarded the North Koreans as people with a national agenda rather than one serving a global Communist conspiracy, they might have avoided the crisis or resolved it more effectively. He also addresses such unanswered questions as what the Pueblo's mission exactly was, why the ship had no military support, and how damaging the intelligence loss was to national security. With North Korea still seen as a rogue state by some policymakers, The Pueblo Incident provides key insights into the domestic imperatives behind that country's foreign relations. It astutely assesses the place of gunboat diplomacy in the modern world and is vital for understanding American foreign policy failures in the Cold War., "Remember, you are not going out there to start a war," Rear Admiral Frank Johnson reminded Commander Pete Bucher just prior to the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Pueblo. And yet a war--one that might have gone nuclear--was what nearly happened when the Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korean gunships in January 1968. Diplomacy prevailed in the end, but not without great cost to the lives of the imprisoned crew and to a nation already mired in an unwinnable war in Vietnam. The Pueblo was an aging cargo ship poorly refurbished as a signals intelligence collector for the top-secret Operation Clickbeetle. It was sent off with a first-time captain, an inexperienced crew, and no back-up, and was captured well before the completion of its first mission. Ignored for a quarter of a century, the Pueblo incident has been the subject of much polemic but no scholarly scrutiny. Mitchell Lerner now examines for the first time the details of this crisis and uses the incident as a window through which to better understand the limitations of American foreign policy during the Cold War. Drawing on thousands of pages of recently declassified documents from President Lyndon Johnson's administration, along with dozens of interviews with those involved, Lerner provides the most complete and accurate account of the Pueblo incident. He weaves on a grand scale a dramatic story of international relations, presidential politics, covert intelligence, capture on the high seas, and secret negotiations. At the same time, he highlights the very intimate struggles of the Pueblo's crew-through capture, imprisonment, indoctrination, torture, and release-and the still smoldering controversy over Commander Bucher's actions. In fact, Bucher emerges here for the first time as the truly steadfast hero his men have always considered him. More than an account of misadventure, The Pueblo Incident is an indictment of Cold War mentality that shows how the premises underlying the Pueblo's risky mission and the ensuing efforts to win the release of her crew were seriously flawed. Lerner argues that had U.S. policymakers regarded the North Koreans as people with a national agenda rather than one serving a global Communist conspiracy, they might have avoided the crisis or resolved it more effectively. He also addresses such unanswered questions as what the Pueblo's mission exactly was, why the ship had no military support, and how damaging the intelligence loss was to national security. With North Korea still seen as a rogue state by some policymakers, The Pueblo Incident provides key insights into the domestic imperatives behind that country's foreign relations. It astutely assesses the place of gunboat diplomacy in the modern world and is vital for understanding American foreign policy failures in the Cold War.
LC Classification Number
VB230.L47 2003
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- a***n (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.