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Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II  Cover Image Book Book

Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II / Bruce Henderson.

Summary:

"The true story of the Japanese American soldiers who helped fight the war in the Pacific in World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525655817
  • ISBN: 0525655816
  • Physical Description: 448 pages : black and white photographs ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Borzoi book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- Solomons Islands -- North to Alaska -- The cousins -- A hazardous mission -- Merrill's Marauders -- Myitkyina -- The Admiralties -- Sulphur Island -- The last invasion -- China -- Return to Japan -- Okinawa, Spring 1995 -- Dramatis personae -- Afterword / by Gerald Yamada.
Subject: 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.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 15 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Rolla Public Library NF 940.5308 HEN (Text) 38256101857906 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A. Knopf, ‡c[2022]
300 . ‡a448 pages : ‡bblack and white photographs ; ‡c24 cm
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500 . ‡a"A Borzoi book."
500 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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