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Kiska : the Japanese occupation of an Alaska island /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coyle, Brendan, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2014]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Alaska > Kiska Island.
Kiska Island (Alaska) > History, Military.
Kiska Island (Alaska) > Description and travel.
Table of Contents:
  • The lonely island
  • Qisxa
  • The rising sun
  • December 7, 1941 : a clash of titans
  • War comes to Alaska
  • Invasion of the Aleutians
  • The enemy on Kiska
  • 32313, the ghost of Kiska
  • The tedium
  • Buildings and bunkers : life on Kiska
  • Bastion Kiska
  • Shipwrecks of the Nippon
  • The gods have forsaken Kiska
  • An enemy vanquished
  • Journey's end.