Rising son : a US soldier's secret and heroic role in World War II
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Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2019].
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9781632172419, 1632172410
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 940.548673 VEA | On Shelf |
Oak Lawn Public Library - Stacks | 940.548673 ABE | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Abe, Masao, -- 1916-2013.
Biographies.
History.
Japanese American soldiers -- Biography.
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 81st -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Japanese Americans.
Biographies.
History.
Japanese American soldiers -- Biography.
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Division, 81st -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Japanese Americans.
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Published
Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781632172419, 1632172410
Notes
General Note
"An earlier version of this book was published in 2016 under the title Masao."
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"The remarkable story of a Japanese American who served in a top-secret team in World War II that coaxed Japanese Imperial soldiers from their bunkers on the front lines of the war in the Pacific. Masao Abe was a second-generation Japanese American who was swept up in the momentum of history during World War II. Born in southern California but educated as a teenager in Japan during the 1930s, he returned to the US and was drafted into the US Army. As he completed basic training, the attack on Pearl Harbor put his military career in limbo because the US government didn't know what to do with him or how to think about him--was he an enemy or a patriot? Masao was eventually recruited to join the secretive Military Intelligence Service: he was trained to accompany American soldiers as they fought their way across the islands in the Pacific. His assignment was to convince Japanese Imperial soldiers to lay down their arms, and to read captured documents looking for enemy strategies. He went to war with a bodyguard because his commanders knew he wore a target on his front and his back. This little-known slice of history reveals how the confluence of race, war, and loyalty played out when the nation called for the service of those it judged most harshly"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vea, S. (2019). Rising son: a US soldier's secret and heroic role in World War II . Sasquatch Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vea, Sandra. 2019. Rising Son: A US Soldier's Secret and Heroic Role in World War II. Sasquatch Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vea, Sandra. Rising Son: A US Soldier's Secret and Heroic Role in World War II Sasquatch Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vea, Sandra. Rising Son: A US Soldier's Secret and Heroic Role in World War II Sasquatch Books, 2019.
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