Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

According to the summary, the militaristic Japanese cabinet has created a new department—The Greater East Asia Ministry—at the expense of the Foreign Office. The cabinet is repudiating current diplomatic procedures in the occupied countries of East Asia “in favor of stronger methods.” The Japanese Army and Navy are taking over running the Philippines, the East Indies and “the southern conquered territories in general.” This is also true in China. Liaison with Germany about India will now be handled via the military attachés in Rome and Berlin.