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Capture of Attu Book War II Battle Aleutian Island US Military History WWII
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- Condition
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- Binding
- TP
- Signed
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- Ex Libris
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- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
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- EAN
- 9780803295575
- ISBN
- 080329557X
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- Features
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Book Title
- Captûre of Attu : a World War II Battle As Told by the Men Who Fought there
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, General
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 10.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 172 Pages
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In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their families. Located one thousand miles from the Alaska mainland and isolated by year-round damp fogs which manage to survive the constant high winds, Attu was called by an early visitor "the lonesomest spot this side of hell." In June 1942 Attu and the nearby island of Kiska were invaded by the Japanese in the hopes of accomplishing several goals: forestalling use of the islands by the Americans, hindering U.S.-Soviet cooperation, and establishing bases for attacks on the American mainland. On 11 May 1943, the U.S. effort to retake Attu began. The struggle was essentially an infantry battle. The ever-present fog, rain, and high wind limited the use of air power, and the craggy terrain made mechanized equipment next to useless. The infantry retook the island foot by foot. Lieutenant Robert J. Mitchell was one American wounded in the battle. During his convalescence he took down the accounts of the survivors while their memories were fresh. He presents them here in their own immediate, direct, and informal language.
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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
080329557x
ISBN-13
9780803295575
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309621322
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Book Title
Captûre of Attu : a World War II Battle As Told by the Men Who Fought there
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, General
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
172 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D769.87.A4a5 2000
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" . . . there is a great deal of value for serving personnel and officer cadets in [this] book[s]."-- The Wish Stream, Vol 54, Summer 2000
Copyright Date
2000
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Lccn
99-058662
Dewey Decimal
940.54/28
Dewey Edition
21
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Mitchell, Robert J.
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