Frozen War: Battle for the Aleutians PART 3.....20th Century with Walter Cronkite

Great old documentary series narrated by Walter Cronkite. This is part 3 of the story of the WW2 battle to retake the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska from the Japanese. Imperial forces occupied these two westernmost islands in the chain in mid-1942--forcing the USA to wage a lengthy campaign to oust them from Alaska's doorstep.

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Education

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• WW2
• WWII
• Aleutian
• Pacific
• War
• Walter
• Cronkite
• 20th
• century
• war
• Attu
• Kiska
• islands

[rcplanetim53]

hows this... 5 stars all the way!!!

[skyraider1404]

Thanks again!...glad you are liking this old stuff....

[petekilde]

Very cool,you find some good vids mate!5*

[skyraider1404]

Thanks Pete!...hope to dig up some more lesser-seen clips......

[champsinger]

shows you how common freindly fire was in WW2

[44032]

Thanks. A pity you couldn't include George Anthiel's theme music and the motnage of images in the opening.

[29manchu]

The 7th Infantry Division must have the world record for anphibious landings. Those grunt's were everwhere, and Korea.

[allahBurpsCum]

Should have bypassed the islands and let the Japanese forces their die on the vine...

[innit27]

The invasion force of 34,426 Allied troops landed on Kiska. Castner's Cutthroats were part of the force, but the invasion force was made up of units primarily from the United States 7th Infantry Division. The invasion force also included about 5,300 Canadians. Casualties numbered 313. All of these casualties were the result of friendly fire, booby traps set out by the Japanese, disease, or frostbite.