Aleutian Campaign in World War II: a strategic perspective.

• Main Author: Polhamus, John A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College 2005
• Subjects: World War II; World War; 1939-1945; Second World War; WWII; Aleutian Campaign; North Pacific; “Forgotten War”; Military strategy; Lessons learned; Japan; Attu; Kiska; Kuriles; Alaska; Pacific theater of operations; United States; Propaganda; Manpower; Armed Forces; Pacific
• Online Access: http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll2/id/367

This work is a detailed historical study of the Second World War’s little known Aleutian Campaign in the North Pacific, commonly referred to as the “Forgotten War.” After describing the events that transpired in the North Pacific throughout the war, this work focuses on the strategic reasons why the...