Cushing's Coup: The True Story of How Lt. Col. James Cushing and His Filipino Guerrillas Captured Japan's Plan Z and Changed the Course of the Pacific War

The little-known story of one of the most important intelligence triumphs of World War II, and "a record of the heroism of a forgotten man" (Naval Historical Foundation).

This is the story of the capture of Japan's "Plan Z"—the Empire's fully detailed strategy for prosecuting the last stages of the Pacific War. It's a story of happenstance, mayhem, and intrigue that resulted directly in the spectacular US victory in the Philippine Sea and MacArthur's early return to Manila, doubtless shor...