A Matter of Honor: A Memoire by Hanley 1995 Hardcover

A story of James M. Hanley's early life and military career, particularly his years as one of the senior commanders of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in WWII and the conflict in Korea in the fifties. More than that, it is the story of the brave Japanese American (Nisei) soldiers who volunteered for military service following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor---despite the widespread distrust of anyone of Japanese ancestry and the fact that they and their families were incarcerated in concentration camps.

A Matter of Honor reveals a deep understanding of this wartime tragedy and a warm sensitivity and empathy to the Nisei who served under Colonel Hanley's command with distinction and valor. His letter "Dear Charlie" is a classic tribute and eulogy to the 442nd Nisei who shed blood and lost life to prove their Americanism. The Nisei, says; Hanley, had a point to prove, "and prove it they did in a thousand ways---on scores of battlefields and in numerous cities and byways far from home."