{"product_id":"operation-firefly-9780996094900","title":"Operation Firefly","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compelling work of historical fiction written by former director of corporate communications for the Office of Naval Research Liane Young, \u003ci\u003eOperation Firefly\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the amazing true story of the smokejumpers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, the US Army's first all-black test platoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToward the end of WWII, the Japanese begin attaching incendiary and antipersonnel bombs to hydrogen-filled paper balloons and sending them across the Pacific Ocean. Over the course of the Fu-Go program, almost ten thousand balloon bombs are launched, setting off hundreds of forest fires along the West Coast of the United States. But in a ploy to trick the Japanese into thinking their bombing campaign is ineffective, the US government keeps it all under wraps. After six innocent civilians are killed, the \"Triple Nickles\" are quietly dispatched to Pendleton Field, Oregon, on Operation Firefly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung draws you into this riveting, little-known chapter of American history by masterfully weaving the story of Captain Tucker Freeman and several other fictionalized characters into factual accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable eighteen-man team's missions have them parachuting into dangerous situations to fight forest fires and defuse live Fu-Go bombs. Facing external racism and internal personality clashes, the tension builds, culminating in a dramatic race against the clock at a top-secret Manhattan Project site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liane Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Foofaraw Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996094900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiane Young is a retired director of corporate communications for the Office of Naval Research. She is the winner of the 2012 Virginia Screenwriting Competition for \u003ci\u003eOperation Firefly\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the amazing, little-known story of the US Army's first all-black test platoon, the \"Triple Nickles\" 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. Currently living with her husband, Tom, in Virginia, she is working on her next novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Himalayan Teapot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foofaraw Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40544714293363,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_805fa7a8-95bc-405a-9a3d-44d26772d3b2.jpg?v=1666966279","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/operation-firefly-9780996094900","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}