Democracy on trial : the Japanese American evacuation and relocation in World War II /

Smith, Page.

Democracy on trial : the Japanese American evacuation and relocation in World War II / Page Smith. - New York : Simon & Schuster, c1995. - 476 p. 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [450]-455) and index.

In 1942, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forcibly removed from their homes, deprived of their jobs and relocated in military-run internment camps. This detailed, comprehensive history brings to life the experiences of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, and provides a fresh perspective on one of the most wrenching and least understood episodes in contemporary American history. www.alibris.com

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Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945

D 769.8.A6 / .S58 1995