One Marine's war : a combat interpreter's quest for humanity in the Pacific / Gerald A. Meehl.
| Author/creator |
Meehl, Gerald A. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xviii, 244 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Prologue: a peculiar incident on Saipan, western tropical pacific, 1944 -- An unusual childhood: Shanghai, 1932 -- Japanese language immersion: Berkeley, California and Boulder, Colorado -- 1942-43 -- Combat training: Camp Elliott, and on to the Pacific, 1943 -- Adventures in Japanese language: New Zealand and Noumea, New Caledonia, 1943 -- First combat: Japanese surrender not an option on Tarawa, 1943 -- Between campaigns: Hawaii, 1943-1944 -- They didn't all commit suicide: the Japanese surrenders at Saipan, 1944 -- A human connection with the enemy: Tinian, 1944 -- Japanese language and WWII in retrospect: Boulder, 2002. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011051957 2011048507 |
| ISBN | 9781612510927 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1612510922 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781612510934 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1612510930 (ebook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | D767.9 .M395 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |