"The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy is often thought of as the only time, the United States was attacked by the Japanese but there is another.
The history books often omit the Battle of Dutch Harbor and the savage attack the left the small Alaskan city in ruins...
...Despite the savage attack the Battle of Dutch Harbor ended up being more of a victory for the Americans.
...Despite the savage attack the Battle of Dutch Harbor ended up being more of a victory for the Americans.
A few weeks after the attack a reconnaissance plane discovered a crashed A6M Zero fighter in a bog not too far from town.
...Because of this single Zero, engineers were able to study it and gain an upper hand against the fierce Japanese fighters of the Pacific and use it to win the war.
75 years have passed since the Battle of Dutch Harbor, but it still remains a forgotten war.
75 years have passed since the Battle of Dutch Harbor, but it still remains a forgotten war.
The Alaska National Park Service has prepared a short film documenting the attack, including interviews with survivors in this clip."
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