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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, Bruce, 1946- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Japanese American.
Japanese American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Japanese American soldiers > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Américains d'origine japonaise.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
HISTORY / World.
Japanese American soldiers.
Japanese Americans.
Military campaigns.
Pacific Area.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xxii, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945
  • The type of soldier we want
  • "Harm them ... harm me"
  • "Where is Pearl Harbor?"
  • Executive Order 9066
  • Rope in the open sea
  • Camp Savage
  • Solomon Islands
  • North to Alaska
  • The cousins
  • A hazardous mission
  • Merrill's Marauders
  • Myitkyina
  • The Admiralties
  • Sulphur Island
  • The last invasion
  • China
  • Return to Japan
  • Epilogue: Okinawa, Spring 1995
  • Dramatis personae
  • Afterword / by Gerald Yamada.