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Author | : Brian Lane Herder |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2019-03-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472832558 |
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It is often forgotten that during World War II, the Japanese managed to successfully invade and conquer a precious part of American home soil – the first time this had happened since 1815. Capturing the Aleutian Islands, located in Alaska territory, was seen by the Japanese as vital in order to shore up their northern defensive perimeter. Fighting in the Aleutians was uniquely brutal. It is a barren, rugged archipelago of icy mountains and thick bogs, with a climate of constant snow, freezing rains and windstorms. These geographic conditions tended to neutralize traditional American strengths such as air power, radar, naval bombardment and logistics. The campaign to recapture the islands required extensive combined-ops planning, and inflicted on the United States its second highest casualty rate in the Pacific theatre. Featuring the largest Japanese banzai charge of the war, first use of pre-battle battleship bombardment in the Pacific and the battle at the Komandorski Islands, this is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese.
Author | : Brian Lane Herder |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2019-03-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472832531 |
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It is often forgotten that during World War II, the Japanese managed to successfully invade and conquer a precious part of American home soil – the first time this had happened since 1815. Capturing the Aleutian Islands, located in Alaska territory, was seen by the Japanese as vital in order to shore up their northern defensive perimeter. Fighting in the Aleutians was uniquely brutal. It is a barren, rugged archipelago of icy mountains and thick bogs, with a climate of constant snow, freezing rains and windstorms. These geographic conditions tended to neutralize traditional American strengths such as air power, radar, naval bombardment and logistics. The campaign to recapture the islands required extensive combined-ops planning, and inflicted on the United States its second highest casualty rate in the Pacific theatre. Featuring the largest Japanese banzai charge of the war, first use of pre-battle battleship bombardment in the Pacific and the battle at the Komandorski Islands, this is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Download The Aleutians Campaign, June 1942-August 1943 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Jim Rearden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781575101200 |
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Author | : John Haile Cloe |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943 |
ISBN | : 9780996583732 |
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The Battle of Attu, which took place from 11-30 May 1943, was a battle fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and the Empire of Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater and was the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated territory of the United States. It is also the only land battle in which Japanese and American forces fought in Arctic conditions. The more than two-week battle ended when most of the Japanese defenders were killed in brutal hand-to-hand combat after a final banzai charge broke through American lines. Related products: Aleutian Islands: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/aleutian-islands-us-army-campaigns-world-war-ii-pamphlet Aleutians, Historical Map can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/aleutians-historical-map-poster Other products produced by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/national-park-service-nps World War II resources collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/world-war-ii
Author | : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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Download Battle for the Aleutians Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Donald Goldstein |
Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 1992-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1557282420 |
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"An amazing story of Arkansas soldiers and their struggle in the Aleutians. A must read book for those who want to learn about a forgotten part of that great war told from a soldier's point of view." -Major General James A. Ryan The Adjutant General Military Department of Arkansas
Author | : Dashiell Hammett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 199? |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nick Golodoff |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2015-05-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1602232490 |
Download Attu Boy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In June 1942 the Japanese army invaded Attu, a remote island at the end of the Aleutian Chain. Soldiers occupied the village for two months before taking its Alaska Native residents to Japan, where they were held until the end of the war. After harassing American and Canadian forces for little over a year, the Japanese forces quietly withdrew. After the war, the Attuans' return to Alaska was not a joyful reunion. When they were released, the Attuans were not allowed to return to their home, but were settled instead in Atka, several hundred miles from Attu. "Attu Boy" is Nick Golodoff s memoir of his experience as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II as a young boy. Nick was six years old when Japanese soldiers invaded his remote Aleutian village. Along with the other Unangan Attu residents, Nick and his family were taken to Hokkaido, Japan. Only 25 of the Attuans survived the war; the others died of hunger, malnutrition, and disease. Nick tells his story from the unique viewpoint of a child who experienced friendly relationships with some of the Japanese captors along with harsh treatment from others. Other voices join Nick s to give the book a broad sense of the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war. "
Author | : James M. D’Angelo |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2018-01-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476629951 |
Download Victory at Midway Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate control of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In June of 1942, Japan suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway and was never again able to take the offensive in the Pacific. Bringing fresh perspective to the battle and its consequences, the author identifies Japan's operational plan as a major factor in its Navy's demise and describes the profound effects Midway had on the course of the war in Europe.