{"product_id":"operation-rising-sun-the-sinking-of-japans-secret-submarine-i-52-hardcover","title":"Operation Rising Sun: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Submarine I-52 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid W. Jourdan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames P. Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtremely well researched, well documented, and well illustrated, this fast-paced tale of aircraft carrier and submarine operations, codebreaking, undersea research, maritime leadership, and perseverance against almost insurmountable odds will appeal to both novices and experts with an interest in the history and technology of naval aviation, submarines, early antisubmarine warfare techniques and weapons, and underwater search and recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e--Rear Adm. Thomas A. Mercer, USN (Ret.), former commanding officer, USS \u003ci\u003eCarl Vinson\u003c\/i\u003e (CVN-70)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1944 Allied codebreakers learned the Imperial Japanese Navy had dispatched the cargo submarine \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e to occupied France with tons of military supplies and payment--in gold--for German assistance. \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e undertook the mission as part of the Yanagi missions, a military program meant to alleviate Japan's desperate need for military material and technical knowledge. After tracking \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e from Asia to the Atlantic, the Allies destroyed the vessel in a battle that ended the Yanagi missions and left \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e an unlikely treasure ship on the seafloor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid W. Jourdan adds to the history of \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e with a spellbinding account of his efforts to find the sunken submarine. One of the first joint American-Russian research expeditions, the search for the wreck combined a team effort, exhaustive detective work, and a dramatic battle with the sea. The effort paid off when the group found \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e's nearly intact hull three miles down. The expedition also earned an unexpected historical dividend when it uncovered one-of-a-kind recordings of American Avenger torpedo bomber attacks on an enemy submarine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart war tale and part seagoing adventure, \u003ci\u003eOperation Rising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the two very different missions to find submarine \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid W. Jourdan\u003c\/b\u003e is president of Nauticos, a company devoted to deep-sea exploration. He and his Nauticos team are responsible for the discovery of the Japanese World War II submarine \u003ci\u003eI-52\u003c\/i\u003e in the Atlantic. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Japanese Fleet: USS\u003c\/i\u003e Nautilus \u003ci\u003eand the Battle of Midway\u003c\/i\u003e (Potomac Books, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Deep Sea Quest for Amelia Earhart\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJames P. Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e is a maritime archaeologist, explorer, and writer. He has investigated more than one hundred shipwrecks and is the author of \u003ci\u003eSilent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335464947949,"sku":"9781640121690","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ZoWMovWuSq9781640121690.webp?v=1785040107","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/operation-rising-sun-the-sinking-of-japans-secret-submarine-i-52-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}