Colonel Sidney Forrester Mashbir (1891-1973) wore many hats during his long career: as a spy, a diplomat, a Japanese linguist, military strategist, and as a scientist/inventor. Hoping to avoid World War Two altogether, during the 1920s and 1930s, he was befriended by and allied with top Japanese leaders such as Prince Iyesato Tokugawa and Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, in the pursuit of good relations between the U.S. and Japan.
