Nippon Secret Spy School Books Found

Here are some books I would love to read. Imagine the perspective that they would provide on the military minds at the time of the end of WWII.

I wonder how much they would actually support the decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war.

Among the textbooks are such titles as ``Stratagem,'' ``Espionage,'' ``Propaganda,'' ``The Nation's Fundamental Structure'' and another detailing the amount of drugs and chemicals needed to kill a person.

One titled ``Tactics,'' which explains how to wage guerrilla warfare in the country, is apparently based on the assumption that fighting would continue even after the invasion of the main Japanese islands.

The mimeograph texts were stamped ``Confidential'' and ``To be burned after use.''

``Stratagem'' stresses the importance of doing undercover work in peacetime, while ``Espionage'' teaches various methods of spying and reconnaissance.

``Propaganda'' refers the reader to Goethe's ``Faust'' for a study of the tricks used by one of the characters-the devil Mephistopheles. The book also advises ``snuggling up'' to the people as a means of winning over their sentiment.

``Tactics'' outlines sabotage and surprise attack exercises conducted several times in Gunma Prefecture, in preparation for an expected invasion of mainland Japan.

I really hope that the texts get published even in part some place.