The 442nd Regiment of Japanese Americans in WWII

During World War II, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was composed of almost all Japanese American soldiers. They were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.

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1	Going for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers in the War against Nazi Germany by James M. McCaffrey 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Four-Four-Two by Dean Hughes 4.03 avg rating — 574 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd by Masayo Duus (Translation) 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	442nd Infantry Regiment by Jesse Russell (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	I Can Never Forget: Men of the 100th/442nd by Thelma Chang 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Letters from the 442nd: The World War II Correspondence of a Japanese American Medic by Minoru Masuda 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Boyhood to War: History and Anecdotes of the 442nd Regimantal Combat Team by Dorothy Matuso 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Blue Skies and Thunder: Farm Boy, Pilot, Inventor, Tsa Officer, and WW II Soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team by Virgil W. Westdale 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Silent Warriors: A Memoir of America's 442nd Regimental Combat Team by Jack K. Wakamatsu 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Go for Broke: A Pictorial History of the Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team by Chester Tanaka 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Go for Broke: The Nisei Warriors of World War II Who Conquered Germany, Japan, and American Bigotry by C. Douglas Sterner 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Honor by Fire by Lyn Crost 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Just Americans: How Japanese Americans Won a War at Home and Abroad: The Story of the 100th Battalion/442d Regimental Combat Team in World War II by Robert Asahina 4.10 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Americans: The Story of the 442d Combat Team by Orville Shirey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Lost Battalions: Going for Broke in the Vosges, Autumn 1944 by Franz Steidl 3.60 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Japanese Eyes . . . American Heart: Personal Reflections of Hawaii's World War II Nisei Soldiers by Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: Coming Home to Hood River by Linda Tamura 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Journey of Heroes : the Story of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team by Stacey T. Hayashi (Writer) 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fighting For Honor: Japanese Americans and World War II by Michael L. Cooper 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Go for Broke: Japanese Americans in World War II by Tom McGowen 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II by Bill Yenne (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion by Scott McGaugh (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Last Fox: A Novel of the 100th/442nd RCT by Robert H. Kono (Goodreads Author) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears: The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, and Attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion, and 442nd "Go for Broke" Regimental C by Homer R. Ankrum 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd by Masayo Umezawa Duus 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Blue Skies and Thunder : Farm Boy, Pilot, Inventor, TSA Officer, and WW II Soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team by Virgil Westdale 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	And Then There Were Eight: The Men of I Company 442nd Regimental Combat Team, World War II (Revised 1st Edition, 2007) by Item Chapter Project Team really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars