Author: BEEKMAN, ALLAN
Title: The Niihau Incident
Description: Honolulu, HI: Heritage Press of the Pacific, 1987. 5th Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations & Map; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket.. There are a couple of small edge nicks / tears to the dust jacket edges as well. "The NiiIhau incident occurred on December 7–13, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi (? Nishikaichi Shigenori) crash-landed on the Hawaiian island of Ni? Ihau after participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Japanese Navy had designated Niihau as an uninhabited island for damaged aircraft to land and await rescue. Native Hawaiians, unaware of the Pearl Harbor attack, treated Nishikaichi as a guest but took the precaution of removing his weapons. They brought a resident who had been born in Japan to interpret. That night, the Hawaiians learned of the attack and apprehended Nishikaichi. They allowed him to stay with the Haradas, two of the only three residents of Japanese descent, but posted guards. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: World War II Allan Beekman Niihau Incident Hawaii Japanese Fighter Pilot
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Title: The Niihau Incident
Description: Honolulu, HI: Heritage Press of the Pacific, 1987. 5th Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations & Map; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket.. There are a couple of small edge nicks / tears to the dust jacket edges as well. "The NiiIhau incident occurred on December 7–13, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi (? Nishikaichi Shigenori) crash-landed on the Hawaiian island of Ni? Ihau after participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Japanese Navy had designated Niihau as an uninhabited island for damaged aircraft to land and await rescue. Native Hawaiians, unaware of the Pearl Harbor attack, treated Nishikaichi as a guest but took the precaution of removing his weapons. They brought a resident who had been born in Japan to interpret. That night, the Hawaiians learned of the attack and apprehended Nishikaichi. They allowed him to stay with the Haradas, two of the only three residents of Japanese descent, but posted guards. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: World War II Allan Beekman Niihau Incident Hawaii Japanese Fighter Pilot
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48943
- Book number: 48943
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