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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kornicki, Peter F. (Peter Francis) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain. Translating and interpreting > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Language. World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography. World War, 1939-1945 > Communications. Japanese language > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Cryptographie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Communications. Japonais (Langue) > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. World War II. Intelligence & Espionage. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Military. HISTORY. Communications, Military Cryptography Japanese language > Political aspects Language and languages Secret service Translating and interpreting > Political aspects Great Britain 1900-1999 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Prologue: Britain at war with Japan
1. Japan must fight Britain
2. Hush-hush: What's going on in Bedford?
3. The Dulwich boys and their successors
4. HMS Pembroke V, Alias Station X, Alias Bletchley Park
5. Mauritius in danger
6. The backroom boys
and girls
7. On the front line in Burma
8. The wavy navy in the United States
9. From Australia to Leyte Gulf
10. The end of the war in the Pacific
11. Finishing the job
12. Looking back.