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James W. Parkinson
James W. Parkinson (born 1949) is a California lawyer and author, an activist for reparations to be paid to Americans who were slave laborers for private Japanese companies during World War II. Parkinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his bachelor's degree in law from Brigham Young University in 1973. Parkinson authored with Lee Benson ''Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts and Congress'' and more recently was the producer of the film ''The Inheritance of War'' also about the Americans held prisoner of war by Japan and their quest for reparations. Parkinson is also a 1976 graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ... and is admitted to practice law in California. From 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
