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The GI War Against Japan American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II

The GI War Against Japan American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II

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Based on numerous diaries and letters, this book depicts the story of America's soldier sin Asia and the Pacific during World War II. Combining social and cultural history, the author examines the GIs' encounters with Asia's environmental, sociocultural and racial otherness and the impact that these encounters had on them. The Americans' experience in Asia and the Pacific presaged the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Keywords

HistoryMilitaryAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)WorldWorld War II

2002Book

Author(s)Peter Schrijvers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780333771334

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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