NISEI LINGUISTS Japanese Americans Military Intelligence Service MIS WWII Book

Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is “Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II” by Dr. James C. McNaughton. This well-written and authoritative book presents the often overlooked story of the Americans who used their Japanese language to fight the Japanese. At the start of World War II, the U.S. Army turned to Americans of Japanese ancestry, the Nisei, to provide vital intelligence against Japanese forces in the Pacific. This book tells the story of these soldiers, how the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) recruited and trained them, and how they served in every battle and campaign in the war against Japan. Nisei linguists served with Army and Marine units from regiment to corps and above from Guadalcanal to the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Their duties included translation, interrogation, radio monitoring, and psychological warfare. In China, Burma, and India they served with the Office of Strategic Services, Merrill’s Marauders, and Commonwealth forces. Others served with the Army Air Forces or within the continental United States. Commanders came to rely on the timely and accurate intelligence they provided. Dozens were decorated for valor, while several were killed or wounded in action. At war’s end, the Nisei help arrange local surrenders of Japanese forces, and then fanned out across Japan to begin the occupation. Working in military government, war crimes trials, censorship, and counterintelligence, the MIS Nisei contributed to the occupation’s ultimate success. They served as a bridge between America and Japan and helped cement the alliance that has lasted until today. This 514 page, 9.75 by 6.5 inch softcover was published by the U.S. Army’s Center of Military History in 2006. Condition of the book technically NEW – we received it from unsold Army stock but due to government storage and handling, it shows a bit of shelf wear to the covers, the corners and edges. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) Priority or First Class shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: Kailua, Hawaii

End Time: 2024-02-28T09:00:51.000Z

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