Cold, rainy and snowy when not foggy, and always unpredictable, the Aleutians climate was a menace for both sides.

Maybe it’s because the casualties, in relative terms, were light compared to those suffered in other theaters of conflict during World War II ... the story of the Aleutian Islands Campaign ...

Paul Schaughency — one of the WWII Aleutian Campaign veterans receiving cards and letters through the letter-writing project — poses with his Valentine's Day cards. (Credit Courtesy of Paul ...

Brian Garfield's "The Thousand-Mile War" was originally published in 1969 in response to the 25th anniversary of World War II's Aleutian campaign and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history.

On Aug. 15, 1943, a massive Allied force assaulted a North Pacific island at the height of World War II. A joint force of ... one of 14 that make up Alaska’s Aleutian islands, from Japan.

American forces reclaimed remote Attu Island on May 30, 1943, after a 19-day campaign that is known as World War II's forgotten battle ... The battle for the Aleutian island was one of the ...

This week, we’re sharing stories from the Battle of Attu and the greater Aleutian campaign of World War II. The conflict ended in the 1940s, but its legacy is still very much alive — both for ...

The new floatplane fighter was immediately sent to the most unusual of the Pacific campaigns - The Aleutian Campaign. How well did this floatplane Zero do in the far north? Check out in this video.

The Aleutian Islands campaign was one of the few major World War II battles fought on US soil. But the area's place in WWII history is often forgotten, perhaps because the islands are remote ...

there’s a visitor center for the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area. There are exhibits on the Aleutian campaign, as well as a timeline showing the evacuation and internment of the ...

Aleutian Island WW2 Military veterans will reunite in Boonville ... as much notice as other WW2 engagements had in the past, Attu campaign veterans nonetheless suffered the highest percentage ...