Shiraishi, Masaaki, 1963-

Sugihara Chiune : the duty and humanity of an intelligence officer / Shiraishi Masaaki ; translated by Gaynor Sekimori. - First English edition. - 211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. - Japan library . - Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) .

Originally published in Japanese as Chōhō no tensai Sugihara Chiune in 2011 by Shinchosha. Revised and expanded in 2015 as Sugihara Chiune: jōhō ni kaketa gaikōkan. 2015 version is the basis of this translation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.

The making of an intelligence officer -- The Manchurian government Foreign Affairs Department and the Chinese Eastern Railway -- The enigma of the Soviet visa refusal -- To the shores of the Baltic -- The Lithuanian intelligence network -- Solving the mystery of the visas for life -- Prague -- The true value of an outstanding diplomat -- Epilogue: regrets of an intelligence officer.

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Sugihara, Chiune, 1900-1986.


Intelligence officers--Japan--Biography.
Diplomats--Japan--Biography.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Biography.


Japan--Relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Relations--Japan.
Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945.

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