World War II's Alaskan Front: The Aleutian Island Campaign

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Alaska is known for its stunning beauty, harsh climate, and remoteness -- but it was also the site of an intensely strange series of battles between the Japanese and US militaries. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how two of the world's most powerful militaries fought over three small islands off the Alaskan coast... and why the battle almost became forgotten in the modern day.

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