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The riveting true story of Japans top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time In 1941, the architects of Japans sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up a potentially devastating air raid--this timeagainstNew York City and Washington, DC. TheclassifiedJapanese programrequireddeveloping asquadronof top secret submarines--the Sen-toku or I-400 class--which were, by far, the largest and among the most deadly subs of World War II. Incredibly, the subs were designed as underwater aircraft carriers, each equipped with three Aichi M6A1 attack bombers painted to look like US aircraft. The bombers, called Seiran which translates as storm from a clear sky, were tucked in a huge, water tight hanger on the subs deck.
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John J. Geoghegan serves as Executive Director of The SILOE Research Institute's Archival Division which reports on unusual inventions that fail in the marketplace despite their innovative nature. Mr Geoghegan coined the term "white elephant technology" (WETech) to describe these inventions and has written about them for the "New York Times" Science section, WIRED, "Smithsonian Air & Space," "Popular Science," "Sail," and the "San Francisco Chronicle" Sunday Magazine among other publications.
"Operation Storm" grew out of a May 2008 cover story Mr. Geoghegan wrote about Japan's I-400-class subs for "Aviation History" magazine. His article also served as the basis for the PBS documentary "Japanese SuperSub," which he shepherded into production serving as Technical Consultant and co-writer. The "New York Times called "Japanese SuperSub," "consistently... fascinating history." "Japanese SuperSub" was produced by PBS-TV, National Geographic International, and Britain's Channel Five, and continues to be rebroadcast in the U.S., Great Britain, Europe and Japan.
Mr. Geoghegan began his career as a Special Correspondent for the "New York Times," and worked in "Connecticut" magazine's editorial department where he wrote about the state's aerospace and defense industries.
