Meet the author of Lost Battalions, Franz Steidl. Lost Battalions chronicles the fate of the 1st Battalion of the 141st “Alamo” Regiment, cut off for five days behind German lines, and the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team which came to the rescue. At the same time, only five miles north, a 1000-man battalion from Salzburg, Austria, simply “vanished.” The mountain troops sent to link up with them soon found themselves surrounded and holding a mountain pass against overwhelming odds. Lost Battalions, as told by the men from both sides of the war, is an extraordinary story of courage, honor, dishonor, and humanity. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested by January 27.