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by Brian Garfield

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The Thousand-Mile War is a powerful story of the battles of the United States and Japan on the bitter rim of the North Pacific, that has been acclaimed as one of the great accounts of World War II. Author Brian Garfield, a novelist and screenwriter whose works have sold some 20 million copies, was searching for a new story when he came upon this "forgotten war" in Alaska. He found the history of the brave men who had served in the Aleutians so compelling that he wrote the first full-length history of the Aleutian campaign. The book remains a favorite among Alaskans and WWII history buffs.
The war in the Aleutians was fought in some of the worst climatic conditions on earth for men, ships, and airplanes. The sea was rough, the islands craggy and unwelcoming, but the most fearful enemy was the weather-the savage wind, fog, and rain of the Aleutian chain. The fog seemed to reach even into the minds of the military commanders on both sides, as they directed their men into situations with often had tragic results. Frustrating, befuddling, and still the subject of debate, the Aleutian campaign nevertheless marked an important turn of the war in favor of the United States.

More than half a century after the war ended, more of the fog has been lifted. In this updated edition, Garfield supplements his original account drawn from statistics, personal interviews, letters, and diaries, with more recently declassified photographs and significant additional illustrations.

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  • Title The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
  • Author Brian Garfield
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks
  • Publication date 1995-02-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780912006833 / 0912006838
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Alaska
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Alaska -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95039358
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

About the author

Brian Garfield was an army veteran and former president of both Western Writers of America and Mystery Writers of America. He was the author of more than seventy books, several of which were nominated for or winners of awards. Eighteen films are based on his writings.

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