Free to Die for Their Country - The Story of the Japanese American Draft Resisters in World War II

One of the "Washington Post"'s Top Nonfiction Titles of 2001
In the spring of 1942, the federal government forced West Coast Japanese Americans into detainment camps on suspicion of disloyalty. Two years later, the government demanded even more, drafting them into the same military that had been guarding them as subversives. Most of these Americans complied, but "Free to Die for Their Country" is the first book to tell the powerful story of those who refused. Based on years of research and personal interviews, Eric L. Muller re-creates the emotions and events that followed the arrival of those draft notices, revealing a dark and complex chapter of America's history.

About the author

Eric L. Muller is a professor of law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Summary

Based on years of research and personal interviews, Eric L. Muller recreates the emotions and events that followed the punishment imposed on the young men who refused to follow draft orders in World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Muller, Eric L. Muller
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780226548234
• ISBN: 978-0-226-54823-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 139 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 346 g
• Series: Chicago Series in Law and Soci; Chicago Series in Law and Society; Chicago Series in Law & Soc.(Prev.LLD-Lang & Legal Discourse)(CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous