The derelicts of Company K
Subtitle: a sociological study of demoralization
By: by Tamotsu Shibutani.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
Subjects: Army Language School (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American; Military discipline -- United States; Morale; Sociology, Military
Description: Everywhere Company K went the men forged a record of discord and misbehavior–widespread absenteeism, insubordination, intramural violence and protests sometimes bordering on mutiny. This book describes just how Company K disintegrated. However bizarre the behavior of Company K may appear to an outsider, it becomes readily comprehensible once incidents are viewed through the eyes of the participants. This story emphasizes the way in which beliefs and sentiments–concerning the army, their leaders, and especially themselves developed.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 441-446.
Includes index.