Alaska's Bloodiest battle

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Watch SAVE OUR HISTORY: ALASKA'S BLOODIEST BATTLE on Saturday, March 25 @ 8pm/7c - The History Channel

 

Save Our History: Alaska's Bloodiest Battle

 

Since the War of 1812, the Battle of the Aleutians in 1942-43 was the only armed conflict with foreign troops that was fought on American soil.

 

In this episode of Save Our History, Steve Thomas journeys through the Aleutian Islands to Attu, the westernmost island in the Alaskan chain, where he walks in the footsteps of the soldiers engaged in this little-known but crucial battle during World War II. Along the way, Steve explores a variety of military structures–-forts, guns and planes–-which are either now being restored or are in need of preservation.