Title Stepping stones to nowhere : the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and American military strategy, 1867-1945 / Galen Roger Perras

Published Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits Contents ""Contents""; ""Maps and Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Abbreviations""; ""One of Our Great Strategic Points: Alaskan Defence, 1867-1934""; ""He Who Holds Alaska Will Hold the World: Alaskan Security, 1934-41""; ""Entirely Open to Attack: Aleutian Defence, December 1941 to June 1942""; ""All Commanders on Minor Fronts Regard Their Own Actions As Highly Important: July 1942 to January 1943""; ""Total Destruction Is the Only Answer: Westward to Attu""; ""A Strong Alaska Means a Foot- Loose Fleet: Kiska�s Capture"" ""We Have Opened the Door to Tokyo: Plans to Take the Kurile Islands, 1943-5""""Stepping Stones to Nowhere""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266) and index Notes Print version record Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. Military campaigns SUBJECT Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History Subject Alaska -- Aleutian Islands Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780774850490 0774850493 0774809892 9780774809894

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