Spymaster Dai Li And The Chinese Secret Service - Frederic Wakeman

The Most Feared Man In China, Dai Li, Was Chief Of Chiang Kai-sheks Secret Service During World War Ii. This Sweeping Biography Of Chinas Himmler, Based On Recently Opened Intelligence Archives, Traces Dais Rise From Obscurity As A Rural Hooligan And Green Gang Blood-brother To Commander Of The Paramilitary Units Of The Blue Shirts And Of The Dreaded Military Statistics Bureau: The Worlds Largest Spy And Counterespionage Organization Of Its Time. In Addition To Exposing The Inner Workings Of The Secret Police, Whose Death Squads, Kidnappings, Torture, And Omnipresent Surveillance Terrorized Critics Of The Nationalist Regime, Dai Lis Personal Story Opens A Unique Window On The Clandestine History Of Chinas Republican Period.