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
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-759) and index
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contains biographical information
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Facing the mountain
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bibliography
Oclc number
1252718286
Responsibility statement
Daniel James Brown
Sub title
a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- Shock -- Exile -- Kotonks and buddhaheads -- A thousand stitches -- To the gates of hell -- Home -- Epilogue
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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
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 + Histoire des unités -- États-Unis
- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Europe
- Livres en gros caractères
- Japanese American soldiers + History -- 20th century
- Informational works
- Large type books
- large print books
- Large type books
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Western Front
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 + Campagnes et batailles -- Front occidental
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Participation, Japanese American
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 + Histoire des unités -- États-Unis
- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Europe
- Livres en gros caractères
- Japanese American soldiers + History -- 20th century
- Informational works
- Large type books
- large print books
- Large type books
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Western Front
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 + Campagnes et batailles -- Front occidental
- Content1
- Author1
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