Eyes of the Emperor

Salisbury, Graham.
EYES OF THE EMPEROR
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2005.
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ISBN 0385908741
Eddy felt duty-bound. His friends had already enlisted in the army and it
was just a matter of time before he was drafted. Sure, he was only 16 but
with a little careful alterations, his birth certificate now proclaimed he was
18 and old enough to enlist. Army life started out as drills and orders but
that was all about to change. When the bombs started falling around his
island, he just couldn't believe that it was the Japanese who were bombing
Pearl Harbor. His dad was from Japan and always wanted to send Eddy
back to attend college. But in a few short hours, lives and dreams were
shattered. How could Japan attack their new country? And now Eddie,
along with the other Japanese American soldiers, were the enemy too. Sent
to an island off the coast of Mississippi, Eddy and his friends were now
being used in a top secret training mission. Even though this is a work of
fiction, it is based on real events that happened during World War II. You
may be very surprised to find out what Eddy's mission was.