Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II
by Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- (Author)
Summary
One of the last, great untold stories of World War II--kept hidden for decades--even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in various archives, often incomplete or not easily located . . . a gripping true tale of courage, bravery and a... Full description
- 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.