{"product_id":"9780241356609-facing-the-mountain","title":"Facing The Mountain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Forgotten Heroes of the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boys in the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'My favourite kind of history book: grippingly written, full of incredible drama, and focussing on individuals rather than numbers and statistics' James Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the surprise attack was a call to arms - but for the soldier sons of Japanese-American immigrant parents, it brought prejudice and scrutiny over where their loyalties lay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFacing the Mountain,\u003c\/i\u003e Daniel James Brown tells the unforgettable story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Japanese-American heroes who displayed incredible courage on the brutal battlefields of Europe. Achieving the impossible in often near-suicidal missions, including rescuing a 'lost battalion' surrounded by Nazis in the French mountains, the 442nd went on to become one of the most decorated units in history. Yet at the same time, their parents were put in camps and stripped of their livelihoods, and an equally brave battle was being fought in the courtroom back home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cinematic tour de force, \u003ci\u003eFacing the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e puts a real-life band of brothers in the history books where they belong and reminds us that victory is rarely as simple as we think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451389227382,"sku":"9780241356609","price":12.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32408298.jpg?v=1760462266","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241356609-facing-the-mountain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}