Aleutian Campaign, World War II: Historical Study and Current Perspective.

• Main Author: Johnson, Robert L.
• Other Authors: ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Geography; Military Operations; Strategy and Tactics; *MILITARY OPERATIONS; *LESSONS LEARNED; *ISLANDS; CONTROL; MODELS; THESES; PLANNING; WORK; BATTLES; ARMY; OPERATION; TIME; AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS; WARFARE; UNITED STATES; ALEUTIAN CAMPAIGN(WORLD WAR 2); WORLD WAR 2; NORTH PACIFIC; ATTU AND KISKA ISLANDS; COMBINED AND JOINT OPERATIONS; Kiska; Pacific; Attu
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA258520; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA258520

This work is a detailed historical study of the Aleutians Campaign conducted by U.S. Armed Forces from 3 June 1942 through 18 August 1943 to gain control of the North Pacific and eject the Japanese from Attu and Kiska Islands. The campaign, characterized by combined and joint operations, involved an...