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

Schrijvers, P.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349415496

DOI: 10.1057/9780230505278

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 320