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

by James C. McNaughton (Author), Jeffrey J. Clarke (Foreword by), Center of Military History (Author)

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.