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When patriotism is on trial, a soldier embarks on a quest for vindication.<br/><br/>Based on the heroic real-life accounts of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, Why I Fight is a riveting saga of the resilience and unyielding loyalty of Japanese American soldiers during WWII.<br/><br/>Europe, 1944. As war’s fury rages, Sgt. Katsuo Sakai answers the call to fight by a nation that casts him as the enemy. Once a U.S. Army soldier, the aftermath of Pearl Harbor branded him a traitor. His family was unjustly interned, and every Japanese American became a target of mistrust. To prove their allegiance, he reenlists to serve with the 442nd Infantry Regiment, the formidable all-Nisei unit hailed as ‘‘Go For Broke”.<br/><br/>Yet, the European battlefields aren’t the sole theaters of strife. Beneath the regiment’s banner, tensions simmer between mainland Nisei like Katsuo and their Hawaiian counterparts, each group wrestling different scars and histories. Their ultimate clash stands in their way of victory. Katsuo must now bridge their divides and forge a united front against their foe.<br/><br/>As they march from one battle to the next, they come head to head with war’s brutalities and horrors. In a world where wanton depravity reigns, can Katsuo hold on to his faith in humanity? Will the harsh reality of war destroy him, or will he emerge as a pillar of hope for a better future to come?<br/><br/>_______________________________ The Nisei War Series<br/>A collection of standalone novels featuring unforgettable characters whose lives are intertwined, with each navigating his or her own unique journey to triumph over the crossfire of loyalty, patriotism, and racial strife during WWII.<br/>_______________________________<br/><br/>"Brilliant and moving . . . Like all of Alexa's novels, this one is impeccably researched, well-written, full of drama, and at the same time, extremely poignant. It is a compelling and powerful story that you wi