The capture of the USS Pueblo : the incident, the aftermath and the motives of North Korea / James Duermeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duermeyer, James, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pueblo Incident, 1968.

Korea (North)--Foreign relations--United States.

Korea (North).

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

x, 199 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS Pueblo in international waters off North Korea. Drawing on extensive research, including summaries of White House meetings and conversations, the author answers these questions and reviews the events and flawed decisions that led to Pueblo's capture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. The Ships

Destroyers and Liberty Ships

USS Liberty

Clickbeetle, the spy ships

The Pueblo orders Rule of the Sea

Part 2. Leadership and risk analysis

Leadership

Risk analysis

Part 3. Reactions on the Pueblo

Within the military chain of command

Within the intelligence community

In South Korea

In the Situation Room, Washington

At the White House

Reaction of Congress

Reaction of the public

Part 4. Juche

Why North Korea seized the Pueblo

The Washington viewpoint

The North Korean perspective

Juche

Elements of Juche

The propaganda of North Korea

The effect of Juche and Kim's propaganda on the treatment of the Pueblo prisoners

Part 5. Negotiations for Freedom

Part 6. The Navy Court of Inquiry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476675404

1476675406

OCLC:

1078955413