Facing The Mountain

Facing The Mountain: The Forgotten Heroes of the Second World War

History , Military History , Military Theory , Second World War
Paperback Published on: 12/05/2022
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Facing The Mountain
A little known band of brothers are honoured
A deeply moving, poignant and riveting account of the Japanese-American men who fought for the US army against the Nazis in Europe despite hideous maltreat... READ MORE
Chris Bedford

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II

On December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the surprise attack was a call to arms - but for the soldier sons of Japanese-American immigrant parents, it brought prejudice and scrutiny over where their loyalties lay.

In Facing the Mountain, Daniel James Brown tells the unforgettable story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Japanese-American heroes who displayed incredible courage on the brutal battlefields of Europe. Achieving the impossible in often near-suicidal missions, including rescuing a 'lost battalion' surrounded by Nazis in the French mountains, the 442nd went on to become one of the most decorated units in history. Yet at the same time, their parents were put in camps and stripped of their livelihoods, and an equally brave battle was being fought in the courtroom back home.

A cinematic tour de force, Facing the Mountain puts a real-life band of brothers in the history books where they belong and reminds us that victory is rarely as simple as we think.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241356609
  • Number of pages: 560
  • Weight: 405g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm

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