Japanese Intelligence Stories 04 | The Imperial Japanese Army's Intelligence Network During the War: The North China Pacification War, the Pacific Intelligence War, and the Success and Failure of "End-of-War Peace" Efforts
From the Mukden Incident to the Pacific War, the Japanese intelligence machine demonstrated astonishing results at the tactical level, but repeatedly fell into misjudgments at the macro-strategic level. How did the information network built by the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department and the East Asia Institute of Technology support the Japanese army's infiltration of North China? Why did the inducement work of special agencies such as "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum" targeting various Chinese factions only "succeed" in winning over Wang Jingwei? Behind the crushing defeats at Zhanggufeng and Nomonhan, how was Japanese intelligence on the Soviet Union filled with the one-sided wishes of White Russian émigrés? How did the tactical surprise at Pearl Harbor and the intelligence collapse at Midway change the course of the Pacific War? Listen to the wonderful sharing by our guest, Sha Qingqing, in this episode!
Original Chinese title & description
日本谍报物语04｜战时日军情报网：华北治安战、太平洋情报战与「终战媾和」工作的成败
从九一八事变到太平洋战争，日本情报机器在战术层面展现出惊人成果，但在宏观战略上屡屡陷入误判。由满铁调查部、东亚同文书院构建的信息网络，如何支撑日军对华北的渗透？「梅兰竹菊」等特务机关针对中国各派势力的诱降工作，为何只在拉拢汪精卫上「成功」？张鼓峰、诺门坎的惨败背后，日本对苏情报如何充斥着白俄流亡者的一厢情愿？珍珠港战术奇袭、中途岛情报溃败，日美情报战争如何改变了太平洋战局？请听本期嘉宾沙青青带来的精彩分享！
Participation credit “本期话题成员”：沙青青（微信公众号：13号埋立地）。
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