Description
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life.
Trade Review"[Letters from the 442nd] offers..a unique and compelling account of what the men of the 442nd experienced on and off the battlefield. Thanks to army censorship and concern for his wife's feelings, Masuda put little blood and guts in his letters. But they richly and movingly detail the medic's everyday life."
* The Journal of Military History *
"Min's poignant, but often amusing, wartime experiences, together with Hana's occasional commentary, enable us to gain a much fuller picture of WWII sacrifices by this young Japanese American couple."
* Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter *
"Minoru Masuda's Letters from the 442nd are priceless mementos of service and sacrifice from a man who, if he had been of lesser character, might feel entitled to act out understandable bitterness. Readers will cherish and find inspiration in his gentle humor, keen insights and colorful observations of America at war not only abroad, but at home against some of its own citizens."
* The Advocate *
Table of ContentsForeword by Daniel K. Inouye
Preface by Dianne Bridgman
Abbreviations
Introduction by Dianne Bridgman
Prologue
1. America & Algeria, August 1943-May 1944
2. Italy, June-September 1944
3. France, October-November 1944
4. France, November 1944-March 1945
5. Italy, April-May 1945
6. Italy, May-December 1945
Epilogue
Afterword
Appendix: People Mentioned in the Letters
Note on Sources
Index
