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Facing the mountain : a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II  Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

Facing the mountain : a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II / Daniel James Brown.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525531180
  • ISBN: 0525531181
  • Physical Description: 14 audio discs (approximately 17 hr., 39 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Audio, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Louis Ozawa.
Subject: United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd.
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.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd.
Japanese American soldiers.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Europe.
United States.
Genre: Audiobooks.
History.
Audiobooks.

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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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