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Bridge to the sun the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II

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...

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Main Author: Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Japanese American.
Japanese American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Japanese American soldiers > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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