The Aleutian Islands Campaign of WW2

The Aleutian Islands are a chain of small islands located between Alaska and Russia. Given their strategic importance, American and Japanese forces fought for control of them for over a year during World War Two. This video describes some of the strategy behind the campaign and the major events occurring during it.

00:00 Campaign Background
00:38 June 1942 Japanese Invasion
02:22 Minor American Counterattacks in 1942
02:49 Battle of the Komandorski Islands
03:32 American Recapture of Attu
04:36 Allied Landings on Kiska
05:13 Recovery of the Akutan Zero
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