Facing the mountain, a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II, Daniel James Brown
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Facing the mountain, a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II, Daniel James Brown
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eng
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history
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Facing the mountain
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1248937449
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Daniel James Brown
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a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
Summary
An unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe. Based on Daniel James Brown's extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible
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adult
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True story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Japanese American
- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- Audiobooks
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Europe
- Japanese American soldiers + History -- 20th century
- Asian interest
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
- Nonfiction
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Japanese American
- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- Audiobooks
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Europe
- Japanese American soldiers + History -- 20th century
- Asian interest
- Japanese Americans + Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
- Nonfiction
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