About the Scholar

Dr. Christopher Hamner is the lead historian for the Understanding Sacrifice program. He teaches at George Mason University, and is the author of Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945. From 2014 to 2016 he was a Visiting Professor at the U.S. Army War College, and in 2012 received Mason's Teaching Excellence Award.
Primary Sources
- "This is the Enemy," Office of War Information National Archives and Records Administration (513554)
- "Avenge December 7," Office of War Information Library of Congress (LC-USZC4-1663)
- "Waiting for the signal from Home...", February 12, 1942 University of California-San Diego (92093-0175)
Learn More
- Know Your Enemy: Japan National Archives and Records Administration (24281745)
- Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar Library of Congress