Название: The Aleutians 1942–43: Struggle for the North Pacific
Автор: Brian Lane Herder, Dorothy Hwee
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Campaign 333
ISBN: 9781472832542
Год издания: 2019
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 97
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 18,1 MB
It is often forgotten that during World War II, the Japanese managed to successfully invade and conquer a precious part of American home soil - the first time this had happened since 1815. Capturing the Aleutian Islands, located in Alaska territory, was seen by the Japanese as vital in order to shore up their northern defensive perimeter.