Alaska at War, 1941-1945

Alaska at War, 1941-1945
Author: Fern Chandonnet
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1602231354

Over the course of the past two hundred years, only one United States territory has experienced foreign occupation: Alaska. Available for the first time in paperback, Alaska at War brings readers face to face with the North Pacific front in World War II. Wide-ranging essays cover the war as seen by Alaskan eyes, including the Japanese invasion of the Attu and Kiska islands, the effects of the war on Aleutian Islanders, and the American campaign to recover occupied territory. Whether you’re a historian or a novice student interested in this pivotal period of American history, Alaska at War provides fascinating insight into the background, history, and cultural impact of war on the Alaskan homefront.

News from the Archives

News from the Archives
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 720
Release: 1990
Genre: Archives
ISBN:

Prologue

Prologue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 458
Release: 1993
Genre: Archives
ISBN:

Genealogist's Address Book. 6th Edition

Genealogist's Address Book. 6th Edition
Author: Elizabeth Petty Bentley
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806317960

This book is the answer to the perennial question, "What's out there in the world of genealogy?" What organizations, institutions, special resources, and websites can help me? Where do I write or phone or send e-mail? Once again, Elizabeth Bentley's Address Book answers these questions and more. Now in its 6th edition, The Genealogist's Address Book gives you access to all the key sources of genealogical information, providing names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, websites, names of contact persons, and other pertinent information for more than 27,000 organizations, including libraries, archives, societies, government agencies, vital records offices, professional bodies, publications, research centers, and special interest groups.