{"product_id":"secret-storm-paperback","title":"Secret Storm - Paperback","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\u003eLarry A. Bergeron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecret Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943 during World War 2, a top secret hurricane formed in the Gulf of Mexico, due South of New Orleans, La. Because U-boats were lurking offshore, the US government would not allow any warnings of the storm to be issued, hoping that the storm would sink the U-boats. It did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time at Bryan Air Force Base in Texas, Lt. Colonel Joe Duckworth was training British pilots to use his new tactic to fly through heavy cloud cover using only their instruments, \"flying blind\", he called it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne night during a card game Colonel Duckworth made a bet with the British airmen that he could fly his trainer, the AT-6 Texan into the eye of the storm and return safely. He won the bet. Thus was the beginning of today's Hurricane Hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuckworth's system became invaluable to the allies and contributed greatly to us winning the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1943 storm caused 16 deaths and great destruction in the Houston area, causing a disruption in fuel and ammunitions being delivered to the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut due to the heavy cost of life and destruction, the US government never again prevented warnings of such storms from being given to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Lt. Colonel Joe Duckworth is heralded for his assistance in ending the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596649750835,"sku":"9781959623519","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/x8-7QMvcfv9781959623519.webp?v=1782968256","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/secret-storm-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}