When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

Remote, freezing, and nearly forgotten—the Aleutian Islands saw the only ground battle on U.S. soil in WWII. What happened on Attu and Kiska was anything but typical. Controversy reigns as Gallen ...

Jeff Himler Sunday, May 26, 2024 12:01 a.m. | Sunday, May 26, 2024 12:01 a.m. The Battle of Attu, on one of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, is known by historians as the “Forgotten War” of World War II. A ...

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area, Alaska In 1943 Japan invaded the remote Aleutian Islands in Alaska. At the onset of the war, the Americans had built several bases on this 1,200-mile ...

Nov. 7—GROTON — A local maritime technology company played a role in pinpointing and taking images of shipwreck sites from World War II near the Aleutian Island of Attu. Researchers exploring the ...

Many Americans, even today, don’t realize the extent to which Alaska was involved in World War II, and that two islands in the Aleutians were invaded and occupied by Japanese forces. Author Bil Paul, ...

ANCHORAGE — Gregory Golodoff spent most of his years on a quiet Alaska island, living an ordinary life, managing a co-op store, fishing for crab and serving as the village council president. But ...