The thousand-mile war : World War II in ALaska and the Aleutians
"The Aleutian Islands were a frigid no-man's land off the coast of Alaska, but to the Japanese they were the key to victory over the U.S. Still reeling from the devastation of Pearl Harbor, the Americans were again caught by surprise and furiously assembled an incredible land, sea and air defense, battling unbearable cold, crippling fogs and insidious hunger for fifteen months across one thousand miles of frozen horror. If Japan broke through their lines, the Seattle bomber plan and Bremerton shipyards would be destroyed. If the Americans held fast, the Japanese Pacific onslaught would be smashed." --Back cover
Print Book, English, 1982c1969
Bantam Books, Toronto, 1982c1969