Intelligence, Internment & Relocation : Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066: How Top Secret "MAGIC" Intelligence Led to Evacuation

By Keith Robar

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930662505
• ISBN13: 9781930662506
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Kikar Publications
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.

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Intelligence, Internment & Relocation

A meticulouly researched book. Unlike other books written on the subject, Mr. Robar injects facts, not personal emotion. This book has clarified many questions I had on the relocation and the reason behind it. I always felt our government did NOT relocate people based on race and this book proves it. 'Intelligence, Internment & Relocation' by Keith Robar actually compliments 'MAGIC' by David Lowman and 'In Defense Of Internment' by Michelle Malkin. All MUST READS!

Attempting to present a balanced viewpoint

Intelligence, Internment & Relocation: Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 by Keith Robar studies the subject of the forced relocation of Japanese-American citizens during World War II. Previously unpublished intelligence reports from the war years; sworn testimony from the Congressional Record; declassified wartime Japanese military and diplomatic communications; eye-witness testimony; and more, comprise informative source material for a comprehensive examination of the issue of why the American government imprisoned its own people for no committed crime. Attempting to present a balanced viewpoint, and containing extensive details concerning this dark phase in American history, Intelligence, Internment & Relocation is recommended reading for anyone seeking information on all sides of this critical issue of wartime American social and domestic policy -- especially when considering the current circumstances which have given rise to contemporary Homeland Security provisions.

Truth really is stranger than fiction

Here is book lovers of history will enjoy. Unlike other histories on the subject, this one emphasizes the government's justification for the evacuation order that moved ethnic Japanese from a potential battlefield on the West Coast. It is not written in the usual pedantic, professorial manner of many histories but in a thoroughly entertaining and readable style. Facts not generally known are found in abundance within its pages. For instance, we learn that the Civil Rights Act of 1988 owes its final form to the fact that a Republican senator had to leave a meeting of the predominately Democratic committee to take care of some urgent personal business in the men's room. In his absence, the member of the congressional Joint Committee ganged up on him and held a "voice vote" that guaranteed the passage of the bill in its present form. Readers may be shocked to find that serious government business is conducted in such a cavalier manner. You will also learn of instances where documents were altered before being submitted into evidence and of outright lies told to the court. The commission established by congress to study this issue is subjected to some penetrating and caustic scrutiny by the author. Irrefutable evidence is presented to prove that the commission was biased against pro-government witnesses. These witnesses were accused by the commission members of being racist, and were booed, and jeered by an out-of-control audience. The Commission's report is subjected to particularly trenchant analysis of what is a skillfully and maliciously revised history of these WW II events. This is the report that is to be used as a text in our public schools to propagandize our students.

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This book stands out, not just because of its flashy red cover! Although it is a history of World War II events on the Pacific Coast and Hawaii he avoids the all-too-common pedantic, textbook style that is so prevalent. The result is a book that is quite readable without sacrificing accuracy. The author goes into detail on the formation and activities of the Congressional Commission (2 out of 9 of whom received payments based on their own recommendations mind you!) which was formed in 1980 to study these issues. Why am I not surprised to find out about such a built-in bias to a congressional commission?One of the major issues in the book is the impact of our penetrating Japan's Foreign Ministry code (nicknamed "MAGIC"). This operation, the author tells us, permitted our wartime leaders to see the "cards" in Japan's hands and helped enormously in the effort to beat Japan. Much of this secret intelligence has been declassified since 1976, yet none of the Commissioners were aware of this major coup of WWII and ignored the evidence when others tried to give it to them. Many of these documents are published in this book for the first time. One member of the Commission staff is quoted as having referred to the "MAGIC" intelligence as "a myth and an illusion." Tell that to General McArthur and Admiral Nimitz!Its clear that this book is a good addition to any effort to understand World War II, military intelligence, espionage, and what information was available to President Roosevelt when he decided to try to win a war he worked so hard not to get involved in.