The Capture of Attu : tales of World War II in Alaska, as told by the men who fought there
Title:
The Capture of Attu : tales of World War II in Alaska, as told by the men who fought there
JLCTITLE245:
foreword, Terrence Cole.
Publication Information:
Edmonds, Wash. : Alaska Northwest Pub. Co., 1984.
Physical Description:
80 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9780882402659
Series:
General Note:
"From the Northern History Library"--Cover
Originally published (1st work): Adak, Alaska : Intelligence Section, Field Force Hdqtrs., 1943.
Originally published (2nd work): Washington : Infantry Journal, 1944.
Abstract:
Reprinted first-hand accounts of The Capture of Attu, first published in 1944 by the Infantry Journal.
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Added Uniform Title Contained Work:
Capture of Attu, as told by the men who fought there.
Contents:
Foreword by Terrence Cole -- Part I: The battle of the Aleutians, 1942-1943 / by Dashiell Hammett and Robert Colodny -- Part II: The capture of Attu, as told by the men who fought there / collected by Robert J. Mitchell -- Chapter 1, Massacre Valley -- Chapter 2, Holtz Bay -- Chapter 3, The Battle for Chichagof -- Chapter 4, The Japanese Counterattack -- Chapter 5, Mopping up.
The battle of the Aleutians, 1942-1943: Enemy attack, Dutch Harbor bombed -- Counter-attack, the occupation of Adak -- Counter-attack, the move on Amchitka -- Attack, the battle of Attu -- Retreat, flight from Kiska -- The Northern highway to victory.
Chronological Term:
1939-1945
1943