Mission to the Kurils

[EskimoJoe]

A local historian has started digging up some stuff (over 30 years or so) and trying to document what happened in the Aleutians after the battle of Attu during WWII, it would seem.

Here's a synopsis on the local news, with a couple cool, grainy photos a lot of you have probably not seen.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2016/11/05/the-war-after-attu-anchorage-historian-writes-the-first-history-of-air-battle-launched-from-alaska/

and a link for the book he published

http://www.goodbooksbadcoffee.com/book/9781578336425

"...Cloe said his primary incentive "was to make certain that those who served in the North Pacific were not forgotten. I got to know a lot of veterans of the Aleutian campaign. I interviewed a significant number. Most are gone now...."

[Oldman731]

what happened in the Aleutians after the battle of Attu during WWII

Oddly enough - given the theater it focuses on  - this is one of the better WWII histories:

https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Mile-War-Aleutians-Classic-Reprint/dp/0912006838

Gets all services into the picture.  Really a fascinating read.

- oldman

[Vraciu]

Added to my reading list.