Major Hashida's Notebook (A Japanese Spy's Mission to Australia in World War II)
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Product Details
Author:
Craig Collie
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
368
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin (March 16, 2027)
Imprint:
Allen & Unwin
Release Date:
March 16, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781761471421
ISBN-10:
1761471422
Weight:
16oz
Dimensions:
153" x 234"
File:
Eloquence-IPG_09262026_P10675785_onix30-20260926.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$24.99
Pub Discount:
60
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$21.49
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P-IPG
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Overview
After 80 years in the shadows, Craig Collie-author of the acclaimed Where the Flaming Hell Are We? and Nagasaki-unearths the mystery of Japanese military intelligence officer Major Sei Hashida, a fascinating spy story set in World War II Australia.
In January 1941, the dapper, slightly built Major Hashida arrived at Circular Quay carrying only a small suitcase. It was eleven months before Pearl Harbor and a year before the attack on Sydney Harbour.
Japan was claiming to be neutral in the war. Believing there were no grounds to prevent Hashida from landing, the Army consulted its intelligence section, which proposed that he be 'closely shepherded' with a strict watch on his movements.
He was met by Japanese businessmen and consular officials and made his way around the country, from Brisbane to Darwin, stopping at each major city and gathering brief intelligence on everything from Australia's fortifications to its car industry. But what was the true purpose of his mission?
In Major Hashida's Notebook, acclaimed author Craig Collie has used Hashida's own diaries along with military and police archives to tell the long-buried story of one of the most intriguing espionage operations ever conducted on our shores.
'An ingenious piece of historical reconstruction. It reads like a spy thriller.' - Tom Gilling, author of Start Digging You Bastards
In January 1941, the dapper, slightly built Major Hashida arrived at Circular Quay carrying only a small suitcase. It was eleven months before Pearl Harbor and a year before the attack on Sydney Harbour.
Japan was claiming to be neutral in the war. Believing there were no grounds to prevent Hashida from landing, the Army consulted its intelligence section, which proposed that he be 'closely shepherded' with a strict watch on his movements.
He was met by Japanese businessmen and consular officials and made his way around the country, from Brisbane to Darwin, stopping at each major city and gathering brief intelligence on everything from Australia's fortifications to its car industry. But what was the true purpose of his mission?
In Major Hashida's Notebook, acclaimed author Craig Collie has used Hashida's own diaries along with military and police archives to tell the long-buried story of one of the most intriguing espionage operations ever conducted on our shores.
'An ingenious piece of historical reconstruction. It reads like a spy thriller.' - Tom Gilling, author of Start Digging You Bastards
