Eavesdropping on the Emperor : interrogators and codebreakers in Britain's war with Japan /
"Unlike the USA and Australia, Britain did nothing to prepare linguistically for war with Japan, so from December 1941 desperate measures were taken to train men and women in a hurry in a variety of courses. Those who learnt Japanese in this way went on to work as linguists, codebreakers, inter...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Unlike the USA and Australia, Britain did nothing to prepare linguistically for war with Japan, so from December 1941 desperate measures were taken to train men and women in a hurry in a variety of courses. Those who learnt Japanese in this way went on to work as linguists, codebreakers, interrogators and translators. These courses were astoundingly successful, and the people chosen for them were brilliant and resourceful and many of them later had very distinguished careers. This book explains how it was done and what the linguists did with their skills - cryptography at Bletchley Park and at similar secret organizations in India, Mauritius and Australia, interrogating in the jungle, interpreting on the high seas and, eventually, policing the Occupation in Japan itself. It is a story of success against the odds under the pressure of wartime, and it is a story of remarkable people whose achievements have hitherto been neglected and kept secret"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781787386204 1787386201 9780197610916 0197610919 |