Attu boy: a young Alaskan's WWII memoir
Includes bibliographical references. In the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the Alaskan villagers for two months and eventually corralling all su...
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ftcolostateunidc:oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/234756 2023-05-15T15:33:18+02:00 Attu boy: a young Alaskan's WWII memoir Golodoff, Nick 2022-04-21T13:56:51Z born digital books application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234756 English eng eng Colorado State University. Libraries University of Alaska Press University of Alaska Press https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234756 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information. Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only. Golodoff Nick Attu Island (Alaska) -- Biography Attu Battle of Alaska 1943 -- Personal narratives American Prisoners of war -- United States Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Shiritsu Otaru Bungakkan World War 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands Aleuts -- Biography Attu Island (Alaska) -- History Attu Island (Alaska) -- Social life and customs Text Image 2022 ftcolostateunidc 2023-03-23T18:35:07Z Includes bibliographical references. In the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the Alaskan villagers for two months and eventually corralling all survivors into a freighter bound for Japan. One of those survivors, Nick Golodoff, became a prisoner of war at just six years old. He was among the dozens of Unangan Attu residents swept away to Hokkaido, and one of only twenty-five to survive. Attu Boy tells Golodoff's story of these harrowing years as he found both friendship and cruelty at the hands of the Japanese. It offers a rare look at the lives of civilian prisoners and their captors in WWII-era Japan. It also tells of Golodoff's bittersweet return to a homeland torn apart by occupation and forced internments. Interwoven with other voices from Attu, this richly illustrated memoir is a testament to the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war. List of Figures -- Preface by Brenda Maly -- Introduction -- A Young Boy's Experience during World War II -- Attu before the War -- Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion -- The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 -- Life as a Japanese POW -- Return and Resettlement -- Nick's Connection to Japan -- Reflections on Life in Atka -- Growing Up and Going to School -- Left Behind by the Military -- Working Life -- Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife -- Atka Is Far Away from Anywhere Else -- Learning from the Elders -- Relatives from Attu -- Commentary and First-Person Accounts -- Attu before the War -- Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion -- The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 -- Life as a Japanese POW -- Return and Resettlement -- Nick's Connection to Japan -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Attu Prehistory and History -- Bibliography. Text Attu Unangan Alaska Aleutian Islands Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) Atka ENVELOPE(151.789,151.789,60.835,60.835) Attu Island ENVELOPE(172.909,172.909,52.903,52.903) |
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Includes bibliographical references. In the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the Alaskan villagers for two months and eventually corralling all survivors into a freighter bound for Japan. One of those survivors, Nick Golodoff, became a prisoner of war at just six years old. He was among the dozens of Unangan Attu residents swept away to Hokkaido, and one of only twenty-five to survive. Attu Boy tells Golodoff's story of these harrowing years as he found both friendship and cruelty at the hands of the Japanese. It offers a rare look at the lives of civilian prisoners and their captors in WWII-era Japan. It also tells of Golodoff's bittersweet return to a homeland torn apart by occupation and forced internments. Interwoven with other voices from Attu, this richly illustrated memoir is a testament to the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war. List of Figures -- Preface by Brenda Maly -- Introduction -- A Young Boy's Experience during World War II -- Attu before the War -- Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion -- The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 -- Life as a Japanese POW -- Return and Resettlement -- Nick's Connection to Japan -- Reflections on Life in Atka -- Growing Up and Going to School -- Left Behind by the Military -- Working Life -- Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife -- Atka Is Far Away from Anywhere Else -- Learning from the Elders -- Relatives from Attu -- Commentary and First-Person Accounts -- Attu before the War -- Prewar Fears and Clues about Japanese Invasion -- The Japanese Invasion, June 7, 1942 -- Life as a Japanese POW -- Return and Resettlement -- Nick's Connection to Japan -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Attu Prehistory and History -- Bibliography. |
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Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information. Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only. |
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