This new work explains how Britain's defence establishment learned to engage Japan's armed forces as the Pacific War progressed, and how intelligence affected Britain's conduct of its campaign against the Japanese in the Southeast Asia theatre.

Douglas Ford is a Lecturer in Military History at the University of Salford. He has written several articles on British intelligence during the Pacific War, and is currently conducting research on US intelligence on Japan's armed forces during the inter-war period.

Introduction 1. Ambiguity and Complacency: Britain's Assessment of Japan Prior to the Outbreak of War 2. The Lessons of Defeat and Limited Victories, December 1941 to January 1943 3. Gauging the Balance of an Unpredictable War: The Evolution of British Intelligence on Japanese Strategy, January 1943 to August 1945 4. Material and Technology vs. Methods of Use: Intelligence on the Tactical and Technical Capabilities of Japan's Armed Forces 5. Racial Contempt or Logical Analysis?: British Intelligence on Japanese Military Morale Conclusion: The Intelligence War in Asia and the Pacific, 1937-1945 - the British and Japanese Experiences in Comparison