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To: mainepatsfan
IIRC the attacks in the Aleutians preceded the Midway battle. It was a feight to draw the US north so that Japan could more easily attack and win at Midway.

In my opinion the aleutians were a more valuable target and they would have been wiser to concentrate their attack there.

2 posted on 06/04/2006 6:21:23 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (When liberty is outlawed only outlaws will have liberty)
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To: Bear_Slayer
feight - feint

*Note to self. Get more coffee

3 posted on 06/04/2006 6:22:18 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (When liberty is outlawed only outlaws will have liberty)
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To: Bear_Slayer
Japanese propaganda trumpeted the seizure of Kiska and Attu. They had to in order to distract the public from wondering where were the carriers Hiryu, Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu.
4 posted on 06/04/2006 6:25:17 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Bear_Slayer
In my opinion the aleutians were a more valuable target and they would have been wiser to concentrate their attack there.

The Aleutians were utterly worthless, and one of the tragedies of the war is that we spent so many lives and resources pointlessly recapturing them - it actually prolonged the war.

8 posted on 06/04/2006 6:37:44 AM PDT by Strategerist
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