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Asian American spies : how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory /

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Asian Americans were brought into the Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA, during World War II under the assumption of a secure loyalty. They served as Research Analysts, Special Operations members, Morale Operations propagandists, secret agents gathering covert intelligence and, aft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayashi, Brian Masaru, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
United States. > Office of Strategic Services > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Asian American.
Asian American spies > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda.
Propaganda, American > Asia > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / World.
Table of Contents:
  • Creating an Inclusive, Centralized Intelligence Agency
  • Recruiting Asian Americans with the Right Stuff
  • Morale Operations and Talking Their Way into Japan
  • Fighting Like a Man, Special Operations Style
  • The Long and Short of Spying for Research Analysis and Secret Intelligence
  • Rescuing POWs, Countering Enemy Spies, and Encountering Collaborators
  • Loyalty, Treason, and Asian Americans
  • Epilogue: Unveiling the Trojan Horse.