Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 514 pages)
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illustrations (some color), maps
Series Statement:
CMH pub 70-99-1
Content:
Chronicles the establishment and achievements of U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service, the organization that trained and employed uniformed Japanese American linguists. Tells the story of second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served as interpreters and translators in World War 2. Describes how the War Department recruited soldiers from an ethnic minority and trained them in a secret school to use the Japanese language
Note:
G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication
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"PIN : 082667-000."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-489) and index
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The U.S. Army and the Nisei before Pearl Harbor -- Fourth Army intelligence school, November 1941-May 1942 -- MIS Nisei pioneers, May 1942-February 1943 -- Camp Savage, 1942-1943 -- Camp Savage, 1943-1944 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1943 -- MIS Nisei serving in the continental United States, 1943-1945 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1944 -- Fort Snelling, 1944-1945 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1945 -- MIS Nisei and the surrender of Japan, August-September 1945 -- MIS Nisei and the early occupation of Japan, September 1945-February 1946 -- Epilogue: MIS Nisei and history.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780160729577
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe McNaughton, James C., 1952- Nisei linguists
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe McNaughton, James C., 1952- Nisei linguists
Language:
English
