Episode 366 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Part 2

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This week, we cover Sorge's career in Tokyo, and explore just how he was able to convince so many people that he was exactly what he was not -- a loyal Nazi here to report on Japan for the benefit of Hitler's regime. Plus, some thoughts on Sorge's significance in the history of the Second World War.

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1:05.9	Thank you. Hello and welcome to the history of Japan podcast, episode 366, The Spy Who came in from the Cold, Part 2.
1:30.0	Before we get started, a quick programming note.
1:33.0	After I recorded last week, I was informed by a listener that apparently my German pronunciation
1:38.1	is a bit off.
1:39.7	The protagonist, for lack of a better word of our episodes, his name is not pronounced Sorge, it is pronounced Sorge, or something like that. So apologies to all of my German-speaking
1:50.4	listeners, I will endeavor to do better this week. Without further ado, espionage is not a field
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