First published 2004
Malkin challenges the conventional narrative surrounding Japanese American internment during World War II. She argues that military necessity and legitimate security concerns, rather than racism, drove the government's decision to relocate Japanese Americans from the West Coast. The author examines wartime intelligence, espionage threats, and the constitutional framework that supported these emergency measures. Malkin contends that critics have oversimplified a complex wartime situation and ignored evidence of real security risks. She presents documentation from military and intelligence sources to support her thesis that internment served a valid protective purpose. The book offers readers a contrarian perspective on one of America's most controversial wartime policies.
Genres: history, 20th-century, military-history, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: contrarian-perspective
Setting: West Coast
Period: World War II
376 pages · Hardcover · Regnery Publishing