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037			_bPenguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 _nSAN 201-3975
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050	0	0	_aD769.31 442nd _b.B76 2021
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100	1		_aBrown, Daniel James, _d1951- _eauthor. _9112461
245	1	0	_aFacing the mountain : _ba true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II /
246	3	0	_aTrue story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
264		1	_a[New York, NY] : _bViking, _c[2021]
264		4	_c�2021
300			_axx, 540 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated in camps back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and Hawaii. Their parents taught them to embrace both their Japanese heritage and the ways of their American homeland. They faced bigotry, yet they believed in their bright futures as American citizens. But within days of Pearl Harbor, the FBI was ransacking their houses and locking up their fathers. Within months many would themselves be living in internment camps. Facing the Mountain is 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. But this is more than a war story. Brown also tells the story of these soldiers' parents, immigrants who were forced to shutter the businesses, surrender their homes, and submit to life in concentration camps on U.S. soil. Woven throughout is the chronicle of a brave young man, one of a cadre of patriotic resisters who stood up against their government in defense of their own rights. Whether fighting on battlefields or in courtrooms, these were Americans under unprecedented strain, doing what Americans do best--striving, resisting, pushing back, rising up, standing on principle, laying down their lives, and enduring"--
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bRegimental Combat Team, 442nd. _9112462
648		0	_a1900-1999 _9133318
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zEurope. _9136792
650		0	_aJapanese American soldiers _xHistory _y20th century. _9136793
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xParticipation, Japanese American. _9136794
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xRegimental histories _zUnited States. _9136795
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _9136796
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aBrown, Daniel James, _tFacing the mountain _d[New York, NY] : Viking, [2021] _z9780525557418 _w(DLC) 2020053099
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