Facing the mountain : a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
True story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
Daniel James Brown.
- First large print edition.
- New York, NY : Random House Large Print, 2021.
- xxi, 804 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Paper bound book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-759) and index.
Prologue -- Shock -- Exile -- Kotonks and buddhaheads -- A thousand stitches -- To the gates of hell -- Home -- Epilogue.
Draws on extensive interviews with the families of four soldiers to chronicle the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe while their parents were forced to surrender their homes and submit to life in concentration camps on American soil.
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United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe. Japanese American soldiers--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American. World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States. Large type books. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Discrimination--United States.