{"product_id":"project-zebra-roosevelt-and-stalins-top-secret-mission-to-train-300-soviet-airmen-in-america-9781456628635","title":"Project Zebra: Roosevelt and Stalin's Top-Secret Mission to Train 300 Soviet Airmen in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eTop-Secret Project Zebra was\/is the only time in history that Soviet airmen were trained in America by Americans. Their mission: to fly a state-of-the-art amphibious warplane produced in Philadelphia. Incredibly, 185 of these huge, heavily-armed PBN-Nomad, painted with bright Red Army stars, were then ferried to the sleepy, patriotic town of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, without a single media leak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, 11 hand-picked Naval officers befriended and trained 300+ Soviet airmen over a period of 18 months before the planes were dispatched to the Atlantic and Pacific theaters where they destroyed numerous Nazi U-Boats and Japanese submarines without losing a single plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject Zebra was more than a military mission. It became a historic human event. The Soviet and American teams shared experiences that created bonds of trust and mutual respect, despite their language barriers and cultural differences -- something that might serve us well to model during these uncertain Russian-American moments. Project Zebra was declassified on December 31, 2012, and remains one of WWII's last never-been-told stories. Until now \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrisci, M. G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Manhattan-born M.G. Crisci is the critically-acclaimed author of 10 books based on true stories or real events in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and romance (http: \/\/mgcrisci.com\/). He is also an internationally-recognized expert in the field of consumer motivation and behavior, an award-winning journalist, and a thought-provoking social activist committed to improving human understanding through joint cultural activities (http: \/\/ace44movie.com\/). He has been elected to Who's Who in the World 22 times and is a recipient of the Albert Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for his worldwide business, literary and social contributions. (http: \/\/bit.ly\/2uO0nB4).","brand":"Ebookit.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515285147922,"sku":"9781456628635","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d472df1-2ab3-441f-9b0c-9df37109620e.jpg?v=1731002020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/project-zebra-roosevelt-and-stalins-top-secret-mission-to-train-300-soviet-airmen-in-america-9781456628635","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}