Japanese Intelligence in World War II.

Japanese Intelligence in World War II. Japanese Intelligence in World War II Ken Kotani Osprey 443 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016 9781846034251, $24.95 www.ospreypublishing.com Japanese Intelligence in World War II comes from a Japanese scholarwho provides a reassessment telling how the Japanese used informationfrom the Soviets, the Chinese and others in planning Japanese strategyand tactics. They had major intelligence-gathering successes but aftertheir defeats at Midway and Guadalcanal, it was hard for them to focuson four enemies--and after 1943 Japanese intelligence ability wentdownhill. This study describes Japanese signals, counter-intelligencetactics, and their use of intelligence from pre-war through theirsuccesses and ultimate failure. Japanese, military and general historyholdings at the college-level will find this focus fascinating.