Daniel James Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, The Indifferent Stars Above, and Under a Flaming Sky. He has taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford University. He lives outside Seattle.
'My favourite kind of history book: grippingly written, full of
incredible drama, and focussing on individuals rather than numbers
and statistics. The 442nd Nisei Regiment who fought so brilliantly
up through Italy really were forgotten heroes of a forgotten
campaign, but through painstaking research and brilliant
story-telling, Daniel James Brown has put the flesh back onto these
men. Facing the Mountain is a terrific book'
*James Holland*
Masterful and beautifully written. Facing the Mountain is truly
revelatory - secret history at its very best. Daniel James Brown's
book tells of untold courage and sacrifice that should celebrated
and never forgotten
*Damien Lewis*
'Extraordinary ... the author is to be congratulated for bringing
to life the story of these "forgotten heroes" of the Second World
War. I can see the movie already'
*The Times*
'This is the campaign diary of the one of the most forgotten, and
important, minorities in the Allied Forces in the Second World War.
Japanese-American soldiers and units fought across the
Mediterranean, Western Europe and South East Asia, though more than
120,000 of their kin were detained as enemy aliens back home in the
States. The book evokes the setting for desperate fighting with a
terrific sense of location, and there are stories of heroism,
danger, desperation and little deeds of common humanity -
extraordinary actions by ordinary people, in the web of
extraordinary times. The book is a wonderful testament to them
all'
*Robert Fox, author of We Were There*
'A masterwork of American history that will change the way we look
at World War II. You don't just read a Daniel James Brown story -
you go there. Facing the Mountain is lump-in-the-throat territory,
page after page'
*Adam Makos, author of A Higher Call*
'Daniel James Brown has done it again. A must-read contribution to
the history of the 20th century. I'll never look at the World War
II story in the same light'
*Timothy Egan*
'Facing the Mountain arrives at the perfect time, to remind us of
the true meaning of patriotism. In Daniel James Brown's gifted
hands, these overlooked American heroes are getting the glory they
deserve. Read this book and know their stories'
*Mitchell Zukoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La*
'Riveting. Facing the Mountain is book that is as much about the
present as it is about the past. In it are vital lessons about
courage, truth, justice, and an abiding love of country. Drawing on
impeccable historic research, the narrative movingly shines the
light of history on prejudice and discrimination and the unfinished
struggle for a more just future'
*Ann Burroughs, President & CEO, Japanese American National
Museum*
'This virtuoso history weaves together the experiences of
Japanese-American soldiers fighting in Europe and their interned
families back in the U.S. to create an illuminating and spirited
portrait of courage under fire' (Starred Review)
*Publishers Weekly*
'A must-read. You will not be able to put it down'
*Scott Oki*
'A deft and ambitious storyteller'
*New York Times Book Review*
'Daniel James Brown tackles this important story with the same
impressive narrative talent and research that made The Boys in the
Boat, an enduring bestseller ... The centerpieces of Facing the
Mountain are the wrenching, on-the-ground descriptions of battles
fought by the 442nd in Europe... every reader will admire the
resilience that allowed these soldiers to create communities within
the internment camps and to play such a pivotal role in the defeat
of the Nazis'
*BookPage*
'Facing the Mountain is more than just the story of a group of
young men whose valor helped save a country that spurned them, it's
a fascinating, expertly written look at selfless heroes who emerged
from one of the darkest periods of American history - soldiers the
likes of which this country may never see again'
*NPR*
'Brown combines history with humanity in a tense, tender and
well-researched study of the lives disrupted and disregarded by
misperceptions and misinformation. Ain't no mountain high enough to
keep young men such as Rudy Tokiwa of Salinas; 'Kats" Miho of
Kahului, Hawaii; Fred Shiosaki of Spokane, Wash.; and Gordon
Hirabayashi of Seattle from doing what is morally right'
*San Francisco Chronicle*
'Rich storytelling and deep historical research about the Japanese
American experience are the essence of Facing the Mountain.
Although the book graphically describes the horrors of battle, it
spotlights stories of heroism and endurance'
*Christian Science Monitor*
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