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Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
The West and Japan
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World War II saw the development of other specialized units. Merritt Edson organized and led a marine raider battalion, one of four that the corps organized during the war. Edson won the Medal of Honor for his defense of a critical ridge overlooking the airfield at Guadalcanal, but this was an entirely conventional military operation. The army
... See moreDavid Tucker • United States Special Operations Forces
The Japanese defeat in World War II left 2.4 million Koreans stranded in Japan. They belonged to neither the winning nor the losing side, and they had no place to go. Once freed, they were simply thrown onto the streets. Desperate and impoverished, with no way to make a living, they attacked the trucks containing food intended for members of the
... See moreMasaji Ishikawa • A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Though the Chemical Warfare Service ran tests on animals—goats were a favorite—it insisted that all gases and equipment be ultimately tested on humans. Those humans were soldiers, recruited with modest inducements such as extra leave time or appeals to patriotism. They participated in three types of tests. In the drop test, liquid was applied to
... See moreDaniel Immerwahr • How to Hide an Empire
"we are unwilling to expose our country to free communication with the rest of the world—as yet.