2018 FAIRBANKS — It was a short battle as far as war is concerned — just 18 days. That’s how long U.S. forces fought Japan for control of Attu, a small island at the end of Alaska’s ...

The freezing cold, the impenetrable fog, and impossibly strong winds made Attu, one of several islands in the westernmost ...

The American effort to reclaim Attu in 1943 amid frigid rain, dense fog and hurricane-force winds became known as World War II’s “forgotten battle.” About 2,500 Japanese soldiers perished ...