LEADER 03904cam a2200421 i 4500001 235737 005 20240621195730.0 008 131220s2013 okua b s001 0 eng 010 2012042873 020 9780806143378 |q(hardcover) |q(alkaline paper) 020 0806143371 |q(hardcover) |q(alkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)ocn814707444 035 235737 042 pcc 043 n-us---e------ 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dIG# |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dCDX |dWIH |dVP@ |dOCLCQ |dBWX |dMUU |dORU |dLHM 050 00 D769.31 100th |b.M44 2013 100 1 McCaffrey, James M., |d1946- 245 10 Going for broke : |bJapanese American soldiers in the war against Nazi Germany / |cJames M. McCaffrey. 264 1 Norman : |bUniversity of Oklahoma Press, |c[2013] 300 xv, 408 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Campaigns and commanders ; |vv. 36 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index. 520 "A comprehensive history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans reacted with revulsion and horror. In the patriotic war fever that followed, thousands of volunteers--including Japanese Americans--rushed to military recruitment centers. Except for those in the Hawaii National Guard, who made up the 100th Infantry Battalion, the U.S. Army initially turned Japanese American prospects away. Then, as a result of anti-Japanese fearmongering on the West Coast, more than 100,000 Americans of Japanese descent were sent to confinement in inland "relocation centers." Most were natural-born citizens, their only "crime" their ethnicity. After the army eventually decided it would admit the second-generation Japanese American (Nisei) volunteers, it complemented the 100th Infantry Battalion by creating the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. This mostly Japanese American unit consisted of soldiers drafted before Pearl Harbor, volunteers from Hawaii, and even recruits from the relocation centers. In Going for Broke, historian James M. McCaffrey traces these men's experiences in World War II, from training to some of the deadliest combat in Europe. Weaving together the voices of numerous soldiers, McCaffrey tells of the men's frustrations and achievements on the U.S. mainland and abroad. Training in Mississippi, the recruits from Hawaii and the mainland have their first encounter with southern-style black-white segregation. Once in action, they helped push the Germans out of Italy and France. The 442nd would go on to become one of the most highly decorated units in the U.S. Army. McCaffrey's account makes clear that like other American soldiers in World War II, the Nisei relied on their personal determination, social values, and training to "go for broke"--to bet everything, even their lives. Ultimately, their bravery and patriotism in the face of prejudice advanced racial harmony and opportunities for Japanese Americans after the war."--Publisher's website. 505 0 Pearl Harbor and after -- Birth of the 442nd -- Training -- Trial by fire -- Going overseas -- The 442nd in Italy -- Fighting in France -- Final battles -- Peace. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 610 10 United States. |bArmy. |bInfantry Battalion, 100th. 610 10 United States. |bArmy. |bRegimental Combat Team, 442nd. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xRegimental histories |zUnited States. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xParticipation, Japanese American. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns |zEurope. 650 0 Japanese American soldiers |xHistory |y20th century. 830 0 Campaigns and commanders ; |vv. 36. 852 0 |bstacks |hD769.31 100th |i.M44 2013