Kempei Tai: The Japanese Secret Service Then and Now (1991) By Richard Deacon
 
A leading authority on the world's secret service agencies, Richard Deacon examines in Kempei Tai the growth and development of one of the world's oldest and most effective espionage organizations, the Japanese Secret Service.
 
A history of the Japanese Secret Service. From the secret Black Dragon Society to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the Superchip Caper, the present day epic of stolen computer secrets. Here is the astonishing five hundred year saga of Japanese espionage - and how it helped win the 'invisible war' and made Japan a prosperous nation. Richard Deacon, acclaimed as a premier authority, uses newly discovered material to reveal the triumphs and the tactics of a great secret service - Kempei Tai. In this book you'll find - Hideyoshi, the spy-master who unified a nation; Will Adams, Japan's first Englishman, the right arm of the Shogun; Admiral Yamamoto, mastermind of Pearl Harbor; The Mysterious Case of Charlie Chaplin's Spy Valet; Yoshiko Kawashima, whose exploits won her the nickname 'Joan of Arc of Manchuria'; The Japanese Purple Machine, the cryptographic marvel that baffled the world.
 
Soft Cover
318 Pages
In Good Condition