Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xv, 514 pages :
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illustrations (some color), maps
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CMH Pub ;
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70-99-1
GENERAL NOTES
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"PIN : 082667-000."
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G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographic references (pages [461]-489) and index
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Includes bibliographical references (pages *-*)
CONTENTS NOTE
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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
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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
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Nisei linguists
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Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.)-- History
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Japanese Americans-- History-- 20th century
Translating services-- United States-- History-- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945-- Military intelligence-- United States
World War, 1939-1945-- Participation, Japanese American
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
McNaughton, James C.,1952-
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
United States., Department of the Army,issuing body