Empires of Spymasters: The Secret War Between the British Empire and Imperial Japan, 1900-1941
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'The Empire is the Master in the Far East] and they are the guests, ' Yamagata Aritomo, the chief imperial strategist of Tokyo, once remarked. From the early 1900s, Imperial Japan aimed for hegemony in the Far East. The resourceful and independent-minded Japanese spymasters focused on acquiring intelligence of advanced naval and aviation technology. In London, the War Office and the Foreign Office opted for an alliance treaty with Japan. Nonetheless strategists soon realized that Tokyo was antagonizing Britain in the Far East. The British Empire was deemed weak and overextended. Officials assumed that avoiding confrontation with Japan was the only choice. Britain condoned Japanese aggression in China. Indeed, pro-Japanese bias influenced official policy at the highest levels. Only the spymasters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the Admiralty and the Security Service, recruiting spies in Japan and the Far East, unveiled the Japanese hostile intent against the British Empire.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1398124370
ISBN13:9781398124370
Release Date:February 2025
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Length:288 Pages
Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2"
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