Honor Before Glory
by Scott McGaugh
"The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion"
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Honor Before Glory by Scott McGaugh
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
306
Published Date:
2016
ISBN13:
9780306824456
Summary
Honor Before Glory chronicles the heroic World War II mission of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed of Japanese American soldiers who fought to rescue the Lost Battalion in France's Vosges Mountains in October 1944. Despite facing discrimination at home where their families were often held in internment camps, these Nisei soldiers undertook a brutal five-day battle against German forces to save over 200 trapped Texan soldiers. McGaugh details their extraordinary courage and sacrifice, which resulted in one of the war's most decorated units, highlighting a lesser-known but pivotal moment in American military history.
