Bibliography: 442nd RCT
Chang, Thelma. "I Can Never Forget": Men of the 100th/442nd. Honolulu, HI: Sigi Productions, 1991.
A compilation of personal stories of Japanese American soldiers from the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Details the experiences of the Japanese Americans with prejudice before, during, and after the war. Captures reflections of these soldiers as fighters, liberators, and prisoners of war and how they became the most decorated unit of their size in the U.S. Army history.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd, VVV. Blah, blah, blah
Shirley, Orville C. Americans: The Story of the 442nd Combat Team. Washington: Infantry Journal Press, 1946.
The author, who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, provides an overview of the history of the 442nd RCT, including training, campaigns, and occupations. The majority of the book deals with the combat operations of the 442nd, including campaigns in Central Italy, Southern France and finally the Po River campaign in Northern Italy during 1945.
Subject(s): 442nd, 100th/442nd
Matsuo, Dorothy. Boyhood to War: History and Anecdotes of the 442nd RCT. Honolulu, HI: Mutual Publishing, 1992.
The author, the wife of a 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) veteran, provides a detailed history of the men of the 442nd RCT. Contains anecdotes of their boyhood, enlistment, training, and combat. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the formation of the 442nd RCT. Includes the art of Jackson Morisawa.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd
Tsukano, John. Bridge of Love. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Hosts, 1985.
The author, a veteran of both the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, shares the stories of the Japanese Americans who served in the 100th and 442nd RCT during World War II and their contributions in the U.S. Army. Follows the postwar reunions of the Nisei veterans with the Europeans whose lives they forever touched. Includes numerous documents, photographs, and letters of correspondence.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd
442nd Veterans. Go For Broke: 1943 - 1993. Honolulu, HI: [n.p.], 1993.
Commemorative booklet celebrates the 50th anniversary of the formation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). A compilation of personal accounts from veterans or close associates of the 442nd RCT. Covers all the companies of the 442nd RCT, including the 100th Battalion, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, and 232nd Combat Engineers.
Subject(s): 442nd, 100th/442nd
Tanaka, Chester. Go For Broke: A Pictorial History of the Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1997.
The author, a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran, relates the story of the Japanese Americans in 100th Battalion and 442d RCT, the most highly decorated unit for its size in American history. Based upon the author's recollections and research, along with oral histories gathered from officers and soldiers.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd RCT
Crost, Lyn. Honor by Fire: Japanese Americans at War in Europe and the Pacific. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1994.
The author, a former war correspondent for the Honolulu Star Bulletin, chronicles the heroic endeavors of the Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. Through her interviews during and many years after the war, the author tells the stories of the Japanese Americans’ contribution to the Allied war effort.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd, MIS
Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board, ed. Japanese Eyes, American Heart: Personal Reflections of Hawaii's World War II Nisei Soldiers. Honolulu, HI: Tendai Educational Foundation, 1998.
A collection of personal thoughts and stories written by the Japanese American soldiers who fought in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion during World War II. Tells the stories of the Japanese American veterans in their own voices, often through diaries and letters sent home to families and friends.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd, 1399th, MIS, VVV
Oba, Ron. The Men of Company F: 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 3rd ed.. Honolulu, HI: [n.p.], 2006.
The author, a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran, recounts the personal stories of the men of Company F. Retells instances of racial discrimination perpetrated by the U.S. Army against the Nisei soldiers who valiantly defended their country. Provides a summary of the company’s battle casualties and awards. Includes numerous photos donated by company members from their personal collections.
Subject(s): 442nd, 100th/442nd
Rademaker, John A. These are Americans: The Japanese Americans in Hawaii in World War II. Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1951.
Narrates the story of the Japanese Americans in Hawaii during World War II. Recognizes the efforts of both those on the front lines and those on the home front. Includes numerous prewar, war, and after war photographs documenting the lives of Japanese Americans in Hawaii.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd, 1399th, VVV, MIS
Duus, Masayo Umezawa. Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd. Translated by Peter Duus. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 1987.
Recounts the ordeals, sacrifices, and uncertainties of the Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Includes the personal accounts of the war experience from the veterans through interviews and personal papers. Information in this book is based on extensive research in the National Archives and veteran interviews. Originally published in Japan as a series of articles.
Subject(s): 100th, 442nd, 100th/442nd
Morisawa, Jackson. Fabled Facts of the 442nd RCT. Honolulu, HI: Fisher Printing Co., 1993.
Subject(s): 100th/442nd.