Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II (Paperbound)
- ISBN-10
- 0160867053
- ISBN-13
- 9780160867057
- Pages
- 514
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
Description
"This book tells the story of an unusual group of American soldiers in World War II, second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served as interpreters and translators in the Military Intelligence Service."--Preface.
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