The Aleutian Islands Campaign: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Its Planning Process and Execution

• Main Author: Easley, Jeremy
• Other Authors: ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Military Operations; Strategy and Tactics; *ALASKA; *ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; *SECOND WORLD WAR; *STRATEGIC ANALYSIS; AIR FORCE; AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS; ASSAULT; CLOSE SUPPORT; COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS; DOCTRINE; ENEMY; ISLANDS; JAPAN; LEADERSHIP; MAPS; MILITARY COMMANDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PLANNING; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLITICAL SCIENCE; POWER; RECONNAISSANCE; RESOURCES; TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT; VIABILITY; KISKA ISLAND (ALASKA); ATTU ISLAND (ALASKA); ADC(ALASKA DEFENSE COMMAND); WDC(WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND); Pacific; Kiska; Attu Island; Kiska Island; Attu; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA612209; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA612209

During the planning and execution of the Aleutian Islands Campaign, what did the commanders and planners do well, and what could they have done differently to reduce the loss of life? An analysis of this campaign reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the planning process, which resulted in a somew...