Yankee Samurai; The Secret Role of Nisei in America's Pacific Victory
by Joseph D. Harrington
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Detroit, MI: Pettigrew Enterprises, 1979 Pettigrew Enterprises, Detroit, MI.1979. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to spine. DJ: Very Good +; NOT PRICE CLIPPED ($11.95); light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; missing small piece at top of front panel; light rubbing to panels. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 383 pp 8vo. This is a book about Americans of Japanese ancestry who served secretly in the Pacific, wielding a weapon unique to war- language! Extols the Nisei contributions to the battle on Okinawa, the greatest Naval victory in history, and other secrets. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016425
- Title
- Yankee Samurai; The Secret Role of Nisei in America's Pacific Victory
- Author
- Joseph D. Harrington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Pettigrew Enterprises
- Place of Publication
- Detroit, MI
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- JAPANESE AMERICANS IN WWII, AMERICAN SOLDIERS, Japanese LANGUAGE skills, NISEI INTERNMENT CAMPS, 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT Team, World War II in the Pacific, Nisei American Soldiers, Battle of Okinawa, Burma, China-Burma-India Theater of war, CBI Theater,
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- Shelfwear
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...