Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.

McNaughton, James C., 1952-

Published by Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2006

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heavy sewn PAPERBACK, very good, only slightest wear to corners of covers. MCNAUGHTON, JAMES C. Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2006, stated First Printing, xv, 514pp., . CMH pub 70-99-01. - 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. - CONTENTS: 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. 9780160729577 ISBN 0160729572.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
• Publisher: Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2006
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition