{"product_id":"the-aleutians-194243-9781472832542","title":"The Aleutians 194243","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleutians 194243\u003c\/i\u003e is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFighting in the Aleutians was uniquely brutal. It is a barren, rugged archipelago of icy mountains and thick bogs, with a climate of constant snow, freezing rains, and windstorms. These geographic conditions tended to neutralize traditional American strengths such as air power, radar, naval bombardment, and logistics. The campaign to recapture the islands required extensive combined-ops planning, and inflicted on the United States its second highest casualty rate in the Pacific Theater. Featuring the large\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA really fine account. * Miniature Wargames *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins of the campaign\/Chronology\/Opposing  commanders\/Opposing  armies\/Orders of battle\/Opposing plans\/The  campaign\/Aftermath\/The  battlefields today\/Further reading\/Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867214950743,"sku":"9781472832542","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472832542.jpg?v=1722282245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-aleutians-194243-9781472832542","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}