Attack on Yamamoto

by Carroll V. Glines

Book Overview

Here is the dramatic story of the American mission to shoot Japan's greatest admiral out of the sky, told by the award-winning author of the Doolittle Raid. On April 18, 1943, against overwhelming... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517577283
• ISBN13: 9780517577288
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very well written

This book does a very good job of covering the mission, as well as exposing how Tom Lanphier tried to get credit for shooting down Yamamota when in fact he did not. Lanphier almost caused a major security breach by going around the country while the war was still going on, telling people his mission knew they were after Yamamota, which could have tipped off the Japanese that their codes were broken. Fortunately, the Japanese never got this information. I highly recommend this book because of the facts it presents.

Inside look behind Yamamoto's death.

I found this book to be well written and well researched. It pretty obvious that the author went through a great deal of trouble to get the complete picture behind the operation which caused the death of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto. I think this book easily surpassed the dated effort by Burke Davis and gives credit where credit is due. In some ways, Glines' effort create an almost soap-opera like situation as to dealing with who really shot down the Japanese admiral. While great credit goes to the Americans who planned this operation, I can't help but to realized in hindsight what a great blunder this operation was in our effort to win the war against Japan. Admiral Yamamoto was a known quality to the American intelligence, his moves, mannerism, his style of operation were well known to us. As popular as he was to the Japanese troops, he was also popular with the American intelligence who was understanding him better as the time went on. Yamamoto as a naval commander was grossly overrated. His only real victory since the war began was at Pearl Harbor and even that, he didn't do a very good job. Yamamoto lost every battle and campaign since then. Yamamoto's death was unfortunate since he was replaced by series of unknown Japanese admirals and their varies abilities. And that ironically helped prolonged the war in the Pacific. This was probably an operation that should have never taken place, no more then we wanted Hitler dead in Europe. Hitler alive was an asset to the Allies, Yamamoto alive was an asset to the Americans. It may have been good for American morale and bad for Japanese morale but more of them died for it in the long run. Good book, great researching and highly readable material. For now, the definite book on the subject. It could used a little more insightful perception of the consequences of this operation instead of glorifying its success. This operation in hindsight, was not a good thing for the Americans.

Attack on Yamamoto, by C. V. Glines (Aug. 4, 2001)

Glines reports on every aspect of the Yamamoto mission in painstaking detail, particularly on the decades-long debate regarding who actually shot down the admiral's plane. Indeed, barely half of the book covers the mission's planning and execution; the rest consists of in-depth analysis of every conceivable piece of information and speculation on the buring question as to who should get credit for the kill. If the reader just wants a comprehensive, overall history of the mission and its background, there may be better choices. "Get Yamamoto," by Burke Davis fills that bill nicely. But if you want a book that is thorough to the last possible detail with regard to the post-mission controversy, this is the one.

Attack On Yamamoto

The attack on Yamamoto is considered to be one of the finest acheivements and most fascinating epsiodes of World War II. Caroll Glines brings the authoritative and final word on the events leading up to and the subsequent downing of the Admiral's plane over Bougainville Island. This book is a focus on the controversy that has erupted over who officially shot down Yamamoto. Going against what the Official Military Record says about who shot down Yamamoto, Glines, through interviews, letters, reports, testimonies, and expert analysis, brings a balanced approach to the controversy. Glines examines all the evidence, and provides that evidence so the reader may decide for himself who they believe actually shot down Yamamoto, although Glines clearly favors one side of the argument.Attack on Yamamoto also contains useful discussions into the intelligence and code-breaking capabilities of the US during World War II, and it portrays the desperations and absolute necessity of accomplishing this mission and it's overall impact on the Japanese Fleet's ability to continue fighting. A killer book, this is a must read for anyone who enjoys history, World War II, and a "sit on the edge of your seat" story.