Ghosts of Honolulu Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. is a non-fiction book that delves into the world of espionage in Hawaii during World War II. The book highlights the work of the precursor to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in combating Japanese spies. A significant figure in the narrative is Douglas Wada, the only Japanese-American counterintelligence agent in Hawaii at the time. Wada's task was to monitor the local Japanese population, although he and his colleagues primarily focused on the Japanese consular agents as the real spies. The book describes the covert activities and challenges faced by Wada and his team, especially after the Pearl Harbor attack, which was facilitated by information from a spy in the Honolulu consulate. Grab a copy and learn more!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." — Publishers Weekly A U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that would change the world forever. Scrutinizing long-buried historical documents, NCIS star Mark Harmon and co-author Leon Carroll, a former NCIS Special Agent, have brought forth a true-life NCIS story of deception, discovery, and danger. Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in the shadows are Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to Pearl Harbor to gather information on the U.S. fleet. Douglas Wada's experiences in his native Honolulu include posing undercover as a newspaper reporter, translating wiretaps on the Japanese Consulate, and interrogating America's first captured POW of World War II, a submarine officer found on the beach. Takeo Yoshikawa is a Japanese spy operating as a junior diplomat with the consulate who is collecting vital information that goes straight to Admiral Yamamoto. Their dueling stories anchor Ghosts of Honolulu's gripping depiction of the world-changing cat and mouse games played between Japanese and US military intelligence agents (and a mercenary Nazi) in Hawaii before the outbreak of the second world war. Also caught in the upheaval are Honolulu's innocent residents - including Douglas Wada's father - who endure the war's anti-Japanese fervor and a cadre of intelligence professionals who must prevent Hawaii from adopting the same destructive mass internments as California. Ghosts of Honolulu depicts the incredible high stakes game of naval intelligence and the need to define what is real and what only appears to be real.

Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in the shadows are Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to Pearl Harbor to gather information on the U.S. fleet. Douglas Wada's experiences in his native Honolulu include posing undercover as a newspaper reporter, translating wiretaps on the Japanese Consulate, and interrogating America's first captured POW of World War II, a submarine officer found on the beach. Takeo Yoshikawa is a Japanese spy operating as a junior diplomat with the consulate who is collecting vital information that goes straight to Admiral Yamamoto. Their dueling stories anchor Ghosts of Honolulu's gripping depiction of the world-changing cat and mouse games played between Japanese and US military intelligence agents (and a mercenary Nazi) in Hawaii before the outbreak of the second world war. Also caught in the upheaval are Honolulu's innocent residents--including Douglas Wada's father--who endure the war's anti-Japanese fervor and a cadre of intelligence professionals who must prevent Hawaii from adopting the same destructive mass internments as California. Scrutinizing long-buried historical documents, NCIS star Mark Harmon and co-author Leon Carroll, a former NCIS Special Agent, have brought forth a true-life NCIS story of deception, discovery, and danger. Ghosts of Honolulu depicts the incredible high stakes game of naval intelligence and the need to define what is real and what only appears to be real.

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll's Ghosts of Honolulu Ghosts of Honolulu (2023) explores the clandestine world of espionage in Hawaii before World War II. The historical thriller focuses on two characters based in real life. Douglas Wada, a Japanese American naval counterintelligence officer, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy, worked covertly amid rising tensions between Japan and the United States. Their hidden activities before the attack on Pearl Harbor are meticulously examined by NCIS star Mark Harmon and former NCIS Special Agent Leon Carroll Jr. They vividly portray the dangerous dance between spies, highlighting the critical role of naval intelligence and the rising distrust of the Japanese American community.

Get the Summary of Mark Harmon's Ghosts of Honolulu in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Ghosts of Honolulu," the Wada family is struck by tragedy when young Kazumasa dies in an accident, prompting them to move and open a store in Kapalama. Douglas Wada, Kazumasa's brother, grows up torn between American culture and his parents' Japanese heritage. Sent to Japan ostensibly for Emperor Hirohito's coronation, Douglas is meant to deepen his cultural roots but ends up playing baseball and narrowly escaping conscription into the Japanese Army...

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