{"product_id":"japanese-espionage-operations-in-the-robert-j-lavezzi-9781523714094","title":"Japanese Espionage Operations in The United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs World War II savaged Europe, both the United States and Japan knew they would eventually be drawn into the conflict. In readiness, Japanese intelligence launched a complex campaign of intelligence gathering and propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Between 1934 and 1943, Japanese naval officers and diplomats worked with Issei and Nisei residents, journalists, former members of the US military, and Japanese criminal organizations, stealing classified documents, evaluating military defenses, and targeting US citizens with pro-Japan articles and pamphlets. Japanese-run hotels along the West Coast offered safe havens for agents and forwarded information gleaned from newspapers and trade journals by anonymous sympathizers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In Hawaii, a German SD officer, posing as a student of Japanese culture, was to provide information about warship activity at Pearl Harbor, after the war began. In Los Angeles, a former butler to Charlie Chaplin recruited an agent to steal US Navy war plans and tactical procedures for Japanese Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Robert J. Lavezzi examines the effect Japan's intelligence campaign had on US national security and Japan's evolving strategic policies. Based on FBI and U.S. Navy Intelligence files, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Espionage Operations in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Japan's armed forces and political leadership were influenced by the information their agents gathered in the fateful days leading up to December 7, 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert J. Lavezzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523714093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523714094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.95d","brand":"Robert J. Lavezzi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136746107135,"sku":"9781523714094","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_269a9b56-5a05-4501-aef2-be69ee9b8445.jpg?v=1770164529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-espionage-operations-in-the-robert-j-lavezzi-9781523714094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}