The Army in the Pacific: A Century of Engagement, by James C. McNaughton, offers an overview of the Army's history in this rapidly changing region. It describes how the Army's involvement began with an expedition to seize Manila from Spain in 1898, which led to a protracted campaign against Philippine insurgents. When Japan attacked in 1941, the Army fought back as part of a joint and multinational team in some of the most far-reaching campaigns in history, after which the Army became responsible for post-conflict operations in Japan, Okinawa, South Korea, and the Philippines. During the Cold War, the Army fought hot wars in Korea and Vietnam. After the Vietnam War, the Army provided regional stability, a shield against aggression, and engagement with allies and partners as the region experienced unprecedented growth. This broad historical perspective reveals some enduring lessons: the vast distances and diversity of terrain and weather, the necessity for joint and multinational operations, and the need for a versatile, adaptive, and agile force.

The Army in the Pacific: A Century of Engagement

History

United States Army

McNaughton, James C.

Military

Independently published

When the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, paranoia and racism ran rampant. American citizens of Japanese ancestry were rounded up, confined in "relocation camps", and their property confiscated. The Army and Navy, on the other hand, found that it needed the help of these Japanese-Americans as translators and interrogators. This book is the official Pentagon history of the Nissei, many of them recruited right out of the detention camps, who struggled against racism to play a vital role in the American war effort in a country that both hated them and needed them. Illustrated.

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

Red and Black Publishers

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.

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Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans In The Military Intelligence Service During World War Ii

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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. It describes how the War Department recruited soldiers from an ethnic minority and trained them in a secret school to use the Japanese language. Months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Fourth Army Intelligence School was established on the Presidio of San Francisco with sixty students. After the attack the Western Defense Command removed all persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. The War Department transferred the school with its Nisei instructors and students to the Midwest. For the rest of the war the renamed Military Intelligence Service Language School operated in Minnesota at Camp Savage from 1942 to 1944 and then at Fort Snelling from 1944 to 1946. By the spring of 1946 the school had graduated nearly 6,000 military linguists in the Japanese language. The book also describes how these Nisei served with every major unit and headquarters in the Pacific war. Their courage, skill, and loyalty helped win the war sooner and at lower cost to the United States than would otherwise have been possible. During the American occupation of Japan they helped turn bitter enemies into friends, thus securing the victory and serving as a bridge between the two cultures.

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

St. John's Press

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