Publication: Air Power History Publication Date: 22-SEP-06 Delivery: Immediate Online Access Author: Romito, Joseph
Article Excerpt Flash Point North Korea: The Pueblo and EC-121 Crises. By Richard A. Mobley. Annapolis Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2003. Maps. Tables. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xii, 216. $29.95 ISBN 1-55750-403-2
Air Power History readers probably recall the basic facts of the incidents involving the USS Pueblo and the EC-121. In January 1968, the Pueblo, a signals intelligence vessel, was seized in international waters by North Korea while on its initial collection mission. One sailor was killed during the attack, and the North held the 82 survivors for nearly a year, not releasing them until December. Then, in April 1969,...
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