Download or read book The Capture of Attu (Annotated) written by Sewell T. Tyng and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1943 US forces clashed with Japanese invaders in an epic battle on the Alaskan island of Attu. Fighting through the fog and icy rain, avoiding pot-shots from snipers in mountain crevices, lugging heavy machine guns up slippery inclines, and ultimately scaling a 250-foot cliff, the 17th Infantry willed its way to a crucial victory in what the author calls, 'The Queen of Infantry Battles.' *Annotated edition with original footnotes. *Includes photographs from the Aleutian Islands Campaign.