Enemies among us : the relocation, internment, and repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during the Second World War /

John E. Schmitz examines the causes, conditions and consequences of America's selective relocation and internment of German, Italian and Japanese Americans during World War II.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schmitz, John E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:	German Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1941-1948. Italian Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942. Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945. Aliens > United States > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > United States > Historiography. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > United States. World War, 1939-1945 > Forced repatriation. United States > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century. HISTORY / World.

Table of Contents:

Chronology of World War II relocation and internment
Pejoratives, precedents, and prejudice
Fifth-column fears and foreign challenges
Dire preparations
The fifth-column threat
Pearl Harbor and the home front
Defeats, rumors, and reactions
Dual coast relocation and nationwide internment
Internment, repatriation, and exchange
Internment camps and relocation centers
Conclusion.