The Only Land Battle To Take Place In North America During WWII
Thousands were left dead in a remote corner of the United States
5 min readApr 11, 2022
On June 7th, 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island of Attu in the Aleutian Island Chain. The landings took place unopposed. Attu is a remote island hewn from volcanic rock sitting in the desolate wastes of the North Pacific. At the time, the…