"Takeo Yoshikawa (1912-1993) was an ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy and a naval intelligence officer assigned the task of spying on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Assuming the alias "Morimura" and the role of secretary at the Japanese Consulate-General in Honolulu in March of 1941, Yoshikawa was able to travel all over the Hawaiian Islands to gather intelligence. His reporting during the nine months preceding the outbreak of the Pacific War would help pave the way for Japan's surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Yoshikawa's memoirs-published here in English for the first time-offer a gripping spy story, personal confessions, and a Japanese eyewitness view of the war in the Pacific."
Takeo Yoshikawa (1912-1993) was an ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy and a naval intelligence officer assigned the task of spying on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Assuming the alias "Morimura" and the role of secretary at the Japanese Consulate-General in Honolulu in March of 1941, Yoshikawa was able to travel all over the Hawaiian Islands to gather intelligence. His reporting during the nine months preceding the outbreak of the Pacific War would help pave the way for Japan's surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Yoshikawa's memoirs--published here in English for the first time--offer a gripping spy story, personal confessions, and a Japanese eyewitness view of the war in the Pacific.
This book presents the memoir of Takeo Yoshikawa (1912-1993), an ensign in the Imperial Japanese Navy and a naval intelligence officer who spied on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. He describes his life before, during, and after the Pacific War, including his espionage activities in Hawaii over a period of 10 months in 1941. The book was originally published in Japanese in 1963 and is presented in English here for the first time. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)