Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II

CMH Pub 70-99-1. 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. 532 pages. ill.

Author: James C. McNaughton, Center of Military History
Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UK
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 532
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.07d
ISBN13: 9781780390437
ISBN10: 1780390432
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Asian American Studies & Pacific
- Foreign Language Study | Japanese

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