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- Title
Bert Edström, Master Spy on a Mission. The Untold Story of Onodera Makoto and Swedish Intelligence 1941–1945. Forword by C. G. McKay. Amazon Publisher 2021.
- Authors
Krieger, Wolfgang
- Abstract
The Historical Journal published a book review on "Bert Edström, Master Spy on a Mission. The Untold Story of Onodera Makoto and Swedish Intelligence 1941–1945". The book deals with the activities of Makoto Onodera, a Japanese spy stationed in Stockholm during World War II. The author, Bert Edström, attempts to debunk the myth that Onodera was one of the best intelligence professionals of his time. The book provides a detailed reconstruction of Onodera's activities in Sweden and shows that his main sources of information were Western double agents. It also discusses whether Onodera had knowledge of the decisions made at the Yalta Conference and why the Japanese military leadership did not react to them. Overall, the author comes to a mixed assessment of Onodera's activities.
- Subjects
STOCKHOLM (Sweden); SWEDEN; COMMAND of troops; MASTER Spy on a Mission: The Untold Story of Onodera Makoto &; Swedish Intelligence 1941-1945 (Book); EDSTROM, Bert; ESPIONAGE; INFORMATION resources; WORLD War II; NONFICTION; PERIODICAL publishing; DECISION making
- Publication
Historische Zeitschrift, 2023, Vol 317, Issue 1, p249
- ISSN
0018-2613
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.1515/hzhz-2023-1257