Alaskan heroes

[jmc_bks]

Every time I watch The History Channel, I wind up thinking, "That would be a great setting/character for a romance novel. Or any novel really." The great set up this time? Castner's Cutthroats, a group of Army scouts who were the advance men for the Aleutian battle of World War II. Brought to you (and me) courtesy of Alaska: Dangerous Territory.

You know the sad thing? I had no idea that the Japanese occupied any of the Aleutian islands. Most of my scant knowledge is related to the European and African theaters of battle, and very little to the Pacific front.

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[jperceval.livejournal.com]

Same here. We got almost zip about the Pacific front in school, other than the US dropping the bombs. The History Channel is fantastic for filling in these types of gaps.

[(Anonymous)]

I had no idea either (and I live with a kid who loves war history....ergh)
kate r