{"product_id":"operation-vengeance-the-astonishing-aerial-ambush-that-changed-world-war-ii-a-military-history-of-the-daring-mission-to-kill-yamamoto","title":"Operation Vengeance: The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II – A Military History of the Daring Mission to Kill Yamamoto","description":"\"Operation Vengeance is colorful, intimate, eye-popping history, delivered at a breakneck pace. I loved it.\" –Lynn Vincent\nThe New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot delivers an electrifying narrative account of the top-secret U.S. mission to kill Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander who masterminded Pearl Harbor.\nIn 1943, the United States military began to plan one of the most dramatic secret missions of World War II. Its code name was Operation Vengeance. Naval Intelligence had intercepted the itinerary of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, whose stealth attack on Pearl Harbor precipitated America’s entry into the war. Harvard-educated, Yamamoto was a close confidant of Emperor Hirohito and a brilliant tactician who epitomized Japanese military might. On April 18th, the U.S. discovered, he would travel to Rabaul in the South Pacific to visit Japanese troops, then fly to the Japanese airfield at Balalale, 400 miles to the southeast.\nSet into motion, the Americans’ plan was one of the most tactically difficult operations of the war. To avoid detection, U.S. pilots had to embark on a circuitous, 1,000-mile odyssey that would test not only their skills but the physical integrity of their planes. The timing was also crucial: the slightest miscalculation, even by a few minutes—or a delay on the famously punctual Yamamoto’s end—meant the entire plan would collapse, endangering American lives. But if these remarkable pilots succeeded, they could help turn the tide of the war—and greatly boost Allied morale.\nInformed by deep archival research and his experience as a decorated combat pilot, Operation Vengeance focuses on the mission’s pilots and recreates the moment-by-moment drama they experienced in the air. Hampton recreates this epic event in thrilling detail, and provides groundbreaking evidence about what really happened that day.\nOperation Vengeance includes 30 black-and-white images.\n\nOperation Vengeance delivers a riveting, cockpit-level account of the mission that changed the Pacific War, detailing:\n\nA High-Value Target: The meticulously planned assassination of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the brilliant and hated architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. An Impossible Intercept: The incredible 1,000-mile, low-level flight over open water, a feat of navigation and courage that pushed pilots and their machines to the absolute limit. A Pilot’s Perspective: A gripping, moment-by-moment reconstruction of the dogfight, written with the authority and insight that only a decorated combat pilot can provide. A Historical Controversy: Groundbreaking new evidence that aims to settle the decades-long debate over which American hero fired the fatal shots.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062938096\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0062938096.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hampton, Dan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41429395275834,"sku":"DBV.0062938096.VG","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0062938096-0_503fd8b9-5697-449e-9e3a-87e40c1b83d9.jpg?v=1779561576","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/operation-vengeance-the-astonishing-aerial-ambush-that-changed-world-war-ii-a-military-history-of-the-daring-mission-to-kill-yamamoto","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}