The Capture of the USS Pueblo

<p> For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS <I>Pueblo</I> in international waters off North Korea. After a fierce attack by the North Korean Navy, the lightly armed spy ship was captured and its 83 crewmen taken hostage, imprisoned and tortured for nearly a year before being released.</p><p> How and why did the Navy, the National Security Agency and the Johnson administration place the <I>Pueblo</I> i