Emperor's Codes

Smith, Michael

ISBN 10: 1906447128 / ISBN 13: 9781906447120

Published by Dialogue, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emperor's Codes
• Publisher: Dialogue
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906447128
• ISBN 13: 9781906447120
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

While Allied Forces understandably pursued a Europe-first policy in the Second World War, the Japanese threat in the Far East grew with every passing month. Popular history credits the Americans with breaking Japanese codes and saving perhaps two years of conflict. This is not Michael Smith's view.

The Emperor's Codes uses recently released British archive records to fill in the details of British and Australian involvement in the Far East. In fact, Smith goes further and controversially concludes that internal bickering in the US military, compounded by a less than open exchange of information with the British, 'must have cost many lives, the majority of them American'. In addition, he observes that the Allies knew a Japanese 'unconditional surrender', dependent on Emperor Hirohito remaining on the throne, was on the cards before the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, throwing into considerable doubt the need for such demonstratively horrific tactics.

The best collection of military, espionage, and adventure stories ever told. The Dialogue Espionage Classics series began in 2010 with the purpose of bringing back classic out-of-print spying and espionage tales. From WWI and WWII to the Cold War, D-Day to the SOE, Bletchley Park to the Comet Line this fascinating spy history series brings you the best stories that should never be forgotten.

About the Author

Michael Smith, former intelligence officer and award-winning journalist, is one of the world's leading experts on Britain s spies. The defence correspondent of The Sunday Times, he is author of the number one bestseller Station X, as well as other acclaimed works including Foley and The Spying Game.