Thursday, June 5, 2014
Ghosts in the fog
Ghosts in the fog is a nonfiction story about the Japanese invading Alaska during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The Japanese invaded two Alaskan islands, but the Government denied it to keep from widespread panic. Attu and Kiska. They occupied these islands from June 3rd 1942 to August. 24th 1943. First off introducing the team of US navy cryptographers who translated messages from the Japanese commander regarding mass attacks on the US. However, an admiral of the US navy decided not to brace because he believed it was a trick. This was a deadly mistake for lots of citizens. June 3rd 1942, the Japanese began their attack on Dutch harbor. However, they didnt find what they were lookin for. So they moved on. On June 6th they moved on to the island of Kiska but there was only a weather team of about 12 men. So they moved on and invaded they island of Attu. They rounded up all 44 residents and took them prisoner until September, then set them free to their looted and shot up homes. It took 15 months for the US military to regain the two islands. This was such a controversial point in American history because the Government hid an attack on American soil from American civilians. It's almost frightening to think that that long ago, the Government hid stuff like that from us. Imagine they things they could be hiding 70 years later.
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