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New book tells how a 'Family of Spies' played a role in the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor

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The cover of "Family of Spies" and author Christine Kuehn. (Courtesy of Celadon Books and Emily Burkhard)
The cover of "Family of Spies" and author Christine Kuehn. (Courtesy of Celadon Books and Emily Burkhard)

Author Christine Kuehn's late grandfather, grandmother and aunt were spies for the Japanese in the run-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

She tells their story in the new book "Family of Spies: A World War II story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor" and joins host Peter O'Dowd to talk about the book.

Book excerpt: 'Family of Spies'

By Christine Kuehn

From "Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor" by Christine Kuehn. Copyright (c) 2025 by the author and reprinted with permission of Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC."

This segment aired on December 1, 2025.

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