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

by James C McNaughton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839310102
Publisher:	www.Militarybookshop.Co.UK
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Pages:	532
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

James C. McNaughton is command historian for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. He previously served as command historian for U.S. Army Pacific and the Defense Language Institute. He received a doctorate in modern European history from The Johns Hopkins University and is retired from the U.S. Army Reserve with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The U.S. Army And The Nisei Before Pearl Harbor
* Chapter 2 - Fourth Army Intelligence School, November 1941 - M Ay 1942
* Chapter 3 - Mis Nisei Pioneers, May 1942 - February 1943
* Chapter 4 - Camp Savage, 1942-1943
* Chapter 5 - Camp Savage, 1943-1944
* Chapter 6 -7 Mis Nisei In The Campaigns Of 1943
* Chapter 7 - Mis Nisei Serving In The Continental United States, 1943 – 1945
* Chapter 8 - Mis Nisei In The Campaigns Of 1944
* Chapter 9 - Fort Snelling, 1944-1945 Chapter 10 - Mis Nisei In The Campaigns Of 1945
* Chapter 11 - Mis Nisei And The Surrender Of Japan, August - September 1945
* Chapter 12 - Mis Nisei And The Surrender Of Japan, August - September 1945
* Epilogue: Mis Nisei And History
* Bibliography
* Index
* Tables
* Charts
* Maps
* Illustrations