Description |
1 online resource (xix, 331 pages) : maps |
Contents |
Planning the Nakano school -- Early victories -- Winning, then losing, hearts and minds in Burma -- India: subversion, invasion, retreat -- Philippines: spies in Manila, commandos in the jungle -- Nearing the end -- Battle of Okinawa -- Preparing final defenses -- Ending the war, finding new allies -- From caches to Korea -- Old boys in new Japan -- Legacies |
Summary |
In the history of the twentieth century, the role of the military intelligence services in the competition among nations is still murky. Among the world's foremost intelligence services, those of Imperial Japan remain the least known. Few stories are as compelling as those surrounding the Japanese Army's Nakano School. From 1938 to 1945, the Nakano School trained more than 2,000 men in intelligence gathering, propaganda, and irregular warfare. Working in the shadows, these dedicated warriors executed a range of missions, from gathering intelligence in Latin America to leading commando raids ag |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-319) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Nakano Gakkō (Japan) -- History
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SUBJECT |
Nakano Gakkō (Japan) fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Japan
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Military intelligence -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Military intelligence
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Geheimdienst
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Ausbildung
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Geschichte
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Weltkrieg 1939-1945
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Inlichtingendiensten.
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Krijgsmacht.
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Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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Japan
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Japan
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781612342177 |
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1612342175 |
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