participation, japanese american

This remarkable true story, resistance history and courtroom drama follows three courageous Japanese American soldiers as they fought for the US during WWII as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team only to face discrimination at home.

"[This book] is a . . . chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe. Based on [the author'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. [He] 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"--Provided by publisher.

Presents true stories of Japanese Americans who fought in the Army's 442nd Division during WWII while their families were forced to live in internment camps.

A history of the 442nd "Nisei" Regiment which was almost entirely made up of Japanese American men and received more medals for bravery than any other American unit its size during World War II.