Japanese Civilians and the FMAD Morale Ledger
Kept hidden in integrated series, the psychological mapping of a population's breaking point provided the data used to engineer a total surrender.
By Constance Bell ·
Japan
Canton's Black Radion Report and the OSS Scripts for Submission
Scripts designed to bend the will of audiences in China and Japan remained tucked away in sample files, masking the true reach of the agency's psychological warfare.
By Constance Bell ·
40,000 Global Coordinates and the Japanese Spy Net
Hidden for decades, a Navy gazetteer mapped the world for the cryptanalysts of OP-20-G, though the heart of the Japanese Empire remains blacked out.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Byrnes and the August 10 Fight Over the Japanese Peace Note
The terms of Japan's surrender were debated in a White House room where the Secretary of State stood alone against the President—a conflict hidden for decades in private diaries.
By Roy Castellano ·
CIA lied to Japanese candidates about election cash
Japanese politicians were told their campaign funds came from businessmen, not the CIA, while US agents spent $450,000 in 1964 alone to curate a "responsible" opposition.
By Desmond Okafor ·
600 Japanese citizens used China to slip into North Korea
India feared US reprisals while 600 Japanese citizens lied on visa forms to enter Pyongyang, hiding trade ties and using China as a buffer to bypass Western containment.
By Roy Castellano ·
Washington planned a 40-year alliance to counter a hawkish Beijing
Japan was pushed into international peacekeeping despite internal friction as Washington managed a hawkish Beijing that pressed a hard line regarding Taiwan.
By Roy Castellano ·
Vladimir Putin Refused December Peace Treaty Target
Fragmented coalition governments and Okinawa politics strained U.S. military presence as Vladimir Putin refused a December target to settle the Northern Territories.
By Roy Castellano ·