One Marine's war : a combat interpreter's quest for humanity in the Pacific / Gerald A. Meehl.

Author/creator Meehl, Gerald A.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxviii, 244 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Sheek, Bob, 1922-
United States. Marine Corps--Officers. --Biography.
U. S. Navy Language School--Alumni and alumnae.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
Translators--United States. --Biography.
Translating and interpreting--United States. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.

Contents Prologue: a peculiar incident on Saipan, western tropical pacific, 1944 -- An unusual childhood: Shanghai, 1932 -- Japanese language immersion: Berkeley, California and Boulder, Colorado -- 1942-43 -- Combat training: Camp Elliott, and on to the Pacific, 1943 -- Adventures in Japanese language: New Zealand and Noumea, New Caledonia, 1943 -- First combat: Japanese surrender not an option on Tarawa, 1943 -- Between campaigns: Hawaii, 1943-1944 -- They didn't all commit suicide: the Japanese surrenders at Saipan, 1944 -- A human connection with the enemy: Tinian, 1944 -- Japanese language and WWII in retrospect: Boulder, 2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011051957 2011048507
ISBN9781612510927 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1612510922 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781612510934 (ebook)
ISBN1612510930 (ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks D767.9 .M395 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold