"The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of Japanese Americans, was the most decorated unit of World War II. Even with their families confined behind barbed wire in government concentration camps, these soldiers fought bravely to rescue a Texan battalion lost deep behind enemy lines. This story, based on the actual events, follows members of the 442nd as they face incarceration, prejudice, and horrific casualties in their battle to rescue The Lost Battalion."--Page 4 of cover