xii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm

Pays tribute to the service of Japanese-American soldiers during World War II, focusing on the members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, many of whom came from U.S. internment camps and fought while their families remained confined at home

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index

1. Pearl Harbor, a cultural crossroads -- 2. Coming to America -- 3. The morning after -- 4. We need you after all -- 5. Linguists on the horns of a paradox -- 6. Expanding their numbers -- 7. Going overseas -- 8. Veterans becoming heroes -- 9. From Cassino to the gates of Rome -- 10. The 442nd on the offensive -- 11. Closing in on the Arno -- 12. On the other side of the world -- 13. They also served -- 14. Frank Merrill's Samurai -- 15. In the darkness of the Vosges -- 16. The story of the lost battalion -- 17. La Houssière and beyond -- 18. The spring offensive -- 19. The irony of Dachau -- 20. To Genoa and victory -- 21. Final actions in the Pacific -- 22. Frank Fujita and the other lost battalion -- 23. The last man in -- 24. The military intelligence service in Japan -- 25. After the war -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Japanese American recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II -- Appendix 2. List of internment camps -- Appendix 3. Text of the Presidential unit citations awarded to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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