Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese Americans in World War II (Hill and Wang Critical Issues)

I feel very strongly that every "American" at least read one of the books on this topic. Given how little has been know about what our Government did back in 1941-2 &3 it's time for all to become aware. What they did , if we don't watch them, they can do again to a different group, maybe yours, think about. At this time I have purchased and read 10 books about this subject and plan too continue read every book available.Uncle Marine

Having read several accounts of Japanese internment, I was familiar with the degradation imposed upon their race. However, I was not knowledgeable of the political manuvering behind it. The question of "Could it Happen Again" is still a very relevant question today. It doesn't take much to make a stampede into mob thinking. This look into history can be an awakening to many people and a part of history still taught today because of that question.

Having brought this book for a class on World War II In the Pacific, this book was well written and provided a concise overview of the Japanese Internment by America.

An interesting way to discuss Japanese Internment during WWII. This was used as a supplement in my California History course, and I really enjoyed reading it. The majority of the book focuses on the experiences and difficulties Japanese Americans dealt with before, during, and after internment.

Like I said in the title, I had to buy this for a college class I was taking, but I totally ended up really enjoying it, and nobody enjoys required reading

Lest we forget and repeat the same mistake in the future. Very informative and should be read by more and more people.

This was a very interesting book about the American Japanese and them being placed in a consentration camp after the bombing of pear harbor. It talks about the way they were treated and the conditions that they were forced to live in.

Very clear and precise, learned much I had never heard before.

This book is a good account of the treatment of Japanese and Japanese-American citizens at the hands of Roosevelt's administration. I used this book for a course I did at university, which dealt with Japanese-American internment during WWII, and found it very helpful. It is not very long, but gives a good overview of this shameful chapter of American history, linking it to the detentions without trial which now occur during the War on Terror.Its conclusion can be summed up thusly:'The Constitution was treated as a scrap of paper not only by [Asst. Sec. of War] McCloy, [Sec. of War] Stimson, and [President F.D.] Roosevelt but also by the entire Congress, which approved and implemented everything done to the Japanese American, and by the Supreme Court of the United States'. (p47)

A very important book about an important time in America's history. Daniels knows his stuff.