Brendan Coyle's fantastic book on Kiska is an interesting and well illustrated contribution on this interesting and forgotten chapter of the Pacific War.
Although there was never a face to face engagement between Allied and Japanese troops on the island, it was the scene of many bombing raids. Five thousand Japanese troops inhabited the island before they fled in the summer of '43. They left a lot behind when they abandoned this outpost - sunken ships, destroyed submarines and aircraft, artillery and guns, ordinance and personal effects, dwellings and all manner of equipment. Much of which remains in situ today.
I encourage anyone with an interest in the Forgotten War to pick this up. It's a real treat! It is chock full of photographs of relics juxtaposed with period photos.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obs...ka_island.html
It's available on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/160223...le?pc_redir=T1
Although there was never a face to face engagement between Allied and Japanese troops on the island, it was the scene of many bombing raids. Five thousand Japanese troops inhabited the island before they fled in the summer of '43. They left a lot behind when they abandoned this outpost - sunken ships, destroyed submarines and aircraft, artillery and guns, ordinance and personal effects, dwellings and all manner of equipment. Much of which remains in situ today.
I encourage anyone with an interest in the Forgotten War to pick this up. It's a real treat! It is chock full of photographs of relics juxtaposed with period photos.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obs...ka_island.html
It's available on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/160223...le?pc_redir=T1