The British and Japanese espionage activities in Malaya, 1941-1945 /
The term espionage activities refers to an acts of installing spies in order to collect secret information in other countries.The ultimate aim of espionage activities was to examine the condition of other countries before a suitable method to invade those countries was created. Such activities had g...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2016
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| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
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| Summary: | The term espionage activities refers to an acts of installing spies in order to collect secret information in other countries.The ultimate aim of espionage activities was to examine the condition of other countries before a suitable method to invade those countries was created. Such activities had given a great impact on Malaya during the World War II because it resulted in British Malaya fell into the hands of the Japanese. It is believed that these two superpowers in their struggle to control Malaya during the war years had conducted espionage activities which in turn affected the life of the local people in Malaya. Thus, the aim of the study is to provide a detailed research about the British and Japanese espionage activities in Malaya since there was a supposition that the Japanese had never gathered secret information on Malaya. Instead, the Japanese espionage activities in Malaya were believed to be merely a propaganda that was set up to promote fear among its enemies during the war. So, the research was undertaken with the aim to highlight the act of Japanese espionage activities in Malaya and the counter-measures taken by the British in facing that of the Japanese. Finally, it analysed the effects of the British and Japanese espionage activities on the life of the local people in Malaya. This study was based on a library research using data from both primary and secondary sources including archival data. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 86 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-86). |