Unlikely liberators : the men of the 100th and 442nd by Duus, Masayo, 1938- author instant download

Unlikely liberators : the men of the 100th and 442nd by Duus, Masayo, 1938- author instant download

1 online resource (xi, 259 pages) :, The Japanese-American soldiers not only won a victory over the enemy abroad but over prejudice and injustice at home. President Harry S. Truman himself said as much. Masayo Duus has written a book that is truly remarkable, not because it so effectively affirms this lesson once more, but because she manages to tell so much more. After extensive research and interviews, she tells her tale through the voices of many: generals, privates, mothers, sons, Germans, French, issei, nisei, draftees, volunteers, kotonks, and buddhaheads, Includes bibliographical references and index, Print version record, Preface; Prologue; The Destination of the Maui; One-Puka-Puka; Go for Broke; Guinea Pigs from Pearl Harbor; Fanatic Soldiers; The Home Front; \"\"Little Brown Soldiers\"\" in the Dark Forest; The Battle at Biffontaine; The Rescue of the Lost Battalion; War's End; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author