| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-291) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Pearl Harbor, a cultural crossroads -- 2. Coming to America -- 3. The morning after -- 4. We need you after all -- 5. Linguists on the horns of a paradox -- 6. Expanding their numbers -- 7. Going overseas -- 8. Veterans becoming heroes -- 9. From Cassino to the gates of Rome -- 10. The 442nd on the offensive -- 11. Closing in on the Arno -- 12. On the other side of the world -- 13. They also served -- 14. Frank Merrill's Samurai -- 15. In the darkness of the Vosges -- 16. The story of the lost battalion -- 17. La Houssière and beyond -- 18. The spring offensive -- 19. The irony of Dachau -- 20. To Genoa and victory -- 21. Final actions in the Pacific -- 22. Frank Fujita and the other lost battalion -- 23. The last man in -- 24. The military intelligence service in Japan -- 25. After the war -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Japanese American recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II -- Appendix 2. List of internment camps -- Appendix 3. Text of the Presidential unit citations awarded to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
|
|
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
|
|
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century.
|
| ISBN |
9780312354640 |
|
0312354649 |
|
