Half died there; none ever returned home. June 7, 1942, was a Sunday, and 6-year-old Nick Golodoff, like most residents of Attu, the most remote of a long chain of Alaskan islands, was walking back ...
That’s how long U.S. forces fought Japan for control of Attu, a small island at the end of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. From May 11-30, 1943, the two nations battled for control of the island that ...
The freezing cold, the impenetrable fog, and impossibly strong winds made Attu, one of several islands in the westernmost point of Alaska, the least convenient place for war. And yet, these tiny and ...
SHENZHEN, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 paddlers Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha both secured spots in the men's and women's semifinals at the 34th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup on Saturday, with Sun edging ...