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Author Seiple, Samantha.

Title Ghosts in the fog : the untold story of Alaska's WWII invasion / Samantha Seiple.

Publication Info. New York : Scholastic, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN 940.54 SEIPLE    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J940.54 SEI    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  J 940.54 SEI    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 940.54 SEI    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 940.54 SEIPLE    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  J940.54 SEIPLE    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J GLOBAL INFO 940.54 SEI    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Summary "Ghosts in the fog is the first narrative nonfiction book for young adults to tell the riveting story of how the Japanese invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. This fascinating little-known piece of American history is told from the point of view of the American civilians who were captured and taken prisoner, along with the American and Japanese soldiers who fought in one of the bloodiest battles of hand-to-hand combat during the war."--Amazon.com.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface: the forgotten -- The secret in the dungeon -- Invasion of the ghost warriors -- The rising storm -- Escape and burn -- Dead man walking -- Fighters, bombers, and cutthroats -- The last Banzai -- The surprise attack -- Ghost towns -- The prisoners -- Afterword: The remembered.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.8 6.0 146325.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands -- Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History, Naval -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Japan. Kaigun -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History, Military.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History, Naval.
Japan. Kaigun -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) -- History.
ISBN 9780545296540 hardback
0545296544 hardback
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