Lost Battalions chronicles the fate of the 1st Battalion of the Alamo Regiment, cut off for five days behind German lines, and the Japanese Americans of the 100/442d Regimental Combat Team, who came to their rescue. At the same time, only five miles north, a 1000-man battalion from Salzburg simply vanished, as the mountain troops sent to link up with them found themselves holding a mountain pass against overwhelming odds. Lost Battalions, told by men from both sides of the war, from gen- eral to private, is an extraordin- ary story of courage, honor, and humanity.