HIS343H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Traffic Analysis, Cryptanalysis, Robert Vansittart, 1St Baron Vansittart
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Intelligence between the wars & british intelligence and the fascist threat. The united states views germany and japan in 1941. in knowing one"s enemies, edited by ernest r. may, 476-502. Americans were concerned about attack from nazi germany. Did not think japan would attack - racism and rationalism. Less belief in individualism - more willing to die, less. Concerted pressure from britain for the us to get involved in the far east. Japan had a smaller population than the us - another factor for seeing as inferior. Did not take much for the us to dislike japanese. Little use of military intelligence in developing strategy. Concentration on american forces, not looking at german or japanese. Allied powers / britain passing information to the us re the war effort. Attaches mainly received information they were happily, did not have secret sources in government. Volume and importance of information decreased upon advent of war. Cryptosystems - could not read much of communications.
