{"product_id":"dead-reckoning-the-story-of-how-johnny-mitchell-and-his-fighter-pilots-took-on-admiral-yamamoto-and-avenged-pearl-harbor","title":"Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor","description":"The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as\n\"Operation Vengeance\" -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan's\nlarger-than-life military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval genius who\nhad devised the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.\n“AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.” At\n7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center\ntyped what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, as\nthe Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii.\nIn a little over two hours, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, propelling the\nU.S.’s entry into World War II.\nDead Reckoning is the epic true story of the high-stakes operation undertaken\nsixteen months later to avenge that deadly strike – a longshot mission hatched\nhastily at the U.S. base on Guadalcanal. Expertly crafting this \"hunt for\nBin Laden\"-style WWII story, New\nYork Times bestselling author Dick Lehr recreates the tension-filled events\nleading up to the climactic clash in the South Pacific skies – frontline moments\nloaded with xenophobia, spycraft, sacrifice and broken hearts.\nLehr goes behind\nthe scenes at Station Hypo on Hawaii, where U.S. Navy code breakers first discovered\nexactly where and when to find Admiral Yamamoto, on April 18, 1943, and then chronicles\nin dramatic detail the nerve-wracking mission to kill him. He focuses on Army\nAir Force Major John W. Mitchell, the ace fighter pilot from the tiny hamlet of\nEnid, Mississippi who was tasked with conceiving a flight route, literally to\nthe second, for the only U.S. fighter plane on Guadalcanal capable of reaching\nYamamoto hundreds of miles away – the new twin-engine P-38 Lightning with its\nfabled “cone of fire.”\nGiven unprecedented\naccess to Mitchell’s personal papers and hundreds of private letters, Lehr\nreveals for the first time the full story of Mitchell’s wartime exploits up to the\nface-off with Yamamoto, along with those of key American pilots Mitchell chose\nfor the momentous mission: Rex Barber, Thomas Lanphier Jr., Besby Holmes, and\nRay Hine. The spotlight also shines on their enemy target –Admiral Yamamoto,\nthe enigmatic, charismatic commander in chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, whose\ncomplicated feelings about the U.S.—he studied at Harvard—add rich complexity. In\nthis way Dead Reckoning offers at\nonce a fast-paced recounting of a crucial turning point in the Pacific war and keenly\ndrawn portraits of its two main protagonists: Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect\nof Pearl Harbor, and John Mitchell, the architect of the Yamamoto’s demise.\nDead Reckoning features\nblack-and-white photos throughout.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 006244851X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.006244851X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lehr, Dick\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: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42981255610429,"sku":"BVV.006244851X.G","price":6.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/006244851X-0.jpg?v=1770325820","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/dead-reckoning-the-story-of-how-johnny-mitchell-and-his-fighter-pilots-took-on-admiral-yamamoto-and-avenged-pearl-harbor","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}