Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to

Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II

The 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
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In 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid--this timeÂ againstÂ New York City and Washington, DC. TheÂ classifiedÂ Japanese programÂ requiredÂ developing aÂ squadronÂ of top secret submarines--the Sen-toku or I-400 class--which were, by far, the largest and among the most deadly subs of World War II.Â Incredibly, the subs were designed as underwater aircraft carriers, each equipped with three Aichi M6A1 attack bombers painted to look like US aircraft. The bombers, called Seiran (which translates as â€œstorm from a clear skyâ€), were tucked in a huge, water tight hanger on the subâ€™s deck. The subs mission was to travel more than half way around the world, surface on the US coast, and launch their deadly air attack. This entire operation was unknown to US intelligence, despite having broken the Japanese naval code. And the amazing thing is how close the Japanese came to pulling off their mission.

Meticulously researched and masterfully told, Operation Storm tells the harrowing story of the Sen Toku, their desperate push into Allied waters, and the dramatic chase of this juggernaut sub by the US navy.Â Author John Geogheganâ€™s first person accounts from the last surviving members of both the I-401 crew and the US boarding party that captured her create a highly intimate portrait of this fascinating, and until now forgotten story of war in the Pacific.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-03-19
EANs 9780307464804

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-03-19
EANs	9780307464804

Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II

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