Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II / Bruce Henderson.

"The true story of the Japanese American soldiers who helped fight the war in the Pacific in World War II"-- One of the last, great untold stories of World War II--kept hidden for decades--even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in...

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Main Author: Henderson, Bruce, 1946- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xxii, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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"The true story of the Japanese American soldiers who helped fight the war in the Pacific in World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
One of the last, great untold stories of World War II--kept hidden for decades--even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in various archives--a gripping true tale of courage and adventure from Bruce Henderson, master storyteller, historian, and New York Times best-selling author of Sons and Soldiers--the saga of the Japanese American U.S. Army soldiers who fought in the Pacific theater, in Burma, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, with their families back home in America, under U.S. Executive Order 9066, held behind barbed wire in government internment camps.
Note:"This is a Borzoi book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number:D769.8.A6 H46 2022
ISBN:9780525655817
0525655816