James c mcnaughton (14 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Nisei Linguists, first published in 2006, is a fascinating, well-documented look at the World War I service performed by second-generation Japanese-Americans in World War I. The men, serving as interpreters and translators for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service, made valuable contributions to the war effort including interrogation of prisoners, translating captured documents, making propaganda broadcasts, and assisting in the Allied occupation of Japan. Nisei Linguists provides a detailed description of the training, the camps, and the field deployments of these servicemen. Illustrated throughout with maps and nearly 80 photographs. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. In English.

heavy sewn PAPERBACK, very good, only slightest wear to corners of covers. MCNAUGHTON, JAMES C. Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 2006, stated First Printing, xv, 514pp., . CMH pub 70-99-01. - 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. - CONTENTS: The U.S. Army and the Nisei before Pearl Harbor -- Fourth Army intelligence school, November 1941-May 1942 -- MIS Nisei pioneers, May 1942-February 1943 -- Camp Savage, 1942-1943 -- Camp Savage, 1943-1944 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1943 -- MIS Nisei serving in the continental United States, 1943-1945 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1944 -- Fort Snelling, 1944-1945 -- MIS Nisei in the campaigns of 1945 -- MIS Nisei and the surrender of Japan, August-September 1945 -- MIS Nisei and the early occupation of Japan, September 1945-February 1946 -- Epilogue: MIS Nisei and history. 9780160729577 ISBN 0160729572. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 361 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.82 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 532 pages. 9.61x6.69x1.20 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | CMH Pub 70-120-1. Describes how the Army's involvement in the Pacific began in 1898 with and expedition to seize Manilla from Spain. Continues to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. This broad historical perspective reveals some enduring lessons; 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.…

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Magazine. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pictorial wrappers. 398pp. Light foxing on page edges, else fine. Paper tipped in "In Memoriam [sic] Carroll F. Terrell, February 21, 1917 - November 29, 2003, Founding Editor of *Paideuma*, Founding Director of the National Poetry Foundation"; Hugh Kenner, January 7, 1923 - November 24, 2003, Senior Editor of *Paideuma*, Lifelong Friend and Supporter of NPF." This special volume is dedicated to James Laughlin, 1914 - 1997, & Guest-Edited by Emily Mitchell Wallace. Contributions by Rodney Grove Dennis, Tom Vitale, James Atlas, Joel Conarroe, Anne Conover, William Eric Williams, Hught Witemeyer, Hayden Carruth, Penelope Laurans Fitzgerald, Samuel A. Streit, Emily Mitchell Wallace, Terry Halladay, Leslie A. Morris, Patricia C. Willis, John A. Harrison, Ezra Pound, Zhaoming Qian, Richard Taylor, Demetres Tryphonopoulos, William McNaughton, Patrizia De Rachewiltz, and fourteen poems by James Laughlin.…