Description |
339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-324) and index. |
Contents |
Prologue : Jap Road -- Citizens -- 1. One Puka Puka : the mainland, Hawaii, and the 100th Battalion (separate) -- 2. Kotonk V. Buddhahead : volunteers, the cadre, and the 442d Regimental Combat Team -- 3. "What we're fighting for" : draftees and replacements -- Soldiers -- 4. Dragoon : the 36th "Texas" Division and the race up the Rhône -- 5. Dogfaces : the liberation of Bruyères -- 6. The battle for the high ground : from Belmont to Biffontaine -- 7. Dark nights of the soul : the lost battalion -- 8. Go for broke : "what others fear to attempt" -- 9. Casualties : "let them loose" -- Veterans -- 10. Homecoming : "Americans first class" -- Afterword : "here we admit a wrong" -- Epilogue : hill of sacrifice -- Appendix : Pearl Harbor and 9/11. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
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Japanese American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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ISBN |
9781592401987 hardback |
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1592401988 hardback |
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