Brochures

• Fort Schwatka Self-Guided Tour (accessible PDF, 25.8 MB)

 

• "Attu: The Forgotten Battle" - History of the island of Attu with a focus on World War II era efforts, a play by play of the battle of Attu, and post-war history. (accessible PDF, 5.4 MB)

 

Attu Boy, by Nick Golodoff.

ATTU BOY

In 2012, the National Park Service published the wartime experiences of Nick Golodoff, a six-year-old Attuan boy when taken prisoner by the Japanese in WWII. Golodoff's Attu Boy tells, through a child's eyes, the story of that extraordinary and tragic experience. (accessible PDFs)

• Title, Contents, Preface
• Introduction - Telling the Story of Attu
• Chapter 1 - A Young Boy's Experience During World War II
• Chapter 2 - Attu Before the War
• Chapter 3 - Pre-War Fears and Clues About Japanese Invasion
• Chapter 4 - The Japanese Invasion - June 7, 1942
• Chapter 5 - Life as a Japanese POW
• Chapter 6 - Return and Resettlement
• Chapter 7 - Nick's Connection to Japan
• Chapter 8 - Reflections on Life in Atka
• Background - Attu Prehistory and History
• Conclusions, Bibliography

 

Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians: Biorka, Kashega, Makushin, by Rachel Mason and Ray Hudson.

LOST VILLAGES OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
BIORKA | KASHEGA | MAKUSHIN

When World War II encircled the Aleutian Islands, the lives of the Unangax̂ inhabitants and the communities they lived in were forever changed. Perhaps the most profound impacts were on three small traditional villages: Biorka, Kashega, and Makushin. Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians is the story of how these communities endured for centuries, how they survived the challenges of Russian and American ownership, and how war hastened their disappearance. It is the story of how the last generation to live in these villages made lasting contributions to an enduring culture and way of life. (accessible PDFs)

Complete reader friendly, accessible version of the book

Title, Content, Preface

PART ONE: THOSE OLD-TIME PEOPLE

• Chapter 1: The Three Villages
• Chapter 2: Darkness
• Chapter 3: Respite
• Chapter 4: Three Villages Under the Russian-American Company
• Chapter 5: Ends and Beginnings
• Chapter 6: The Lives of Sea Otter Hunters
• Chapter 7: Loss of the Otter

PART TWO: THE FINAL DECADES

• Chapter 8: The Last Families
• Chapter 9: An Uncertain Future
• Chapter 10: Kashega
• Chapter 11: Makushin
• Chapter 12: Biorka
• Chapter 13: Kashega: A Green and Pleasant Place
• Chapter 14: The Agony of Makushin
• Chapter 15: The Approach of War
• Chapter 16: The Attack and the Evacuation
• Chapter 17: A Lake in the Woods
• Chapter 18: The Return
• Chapter 19: The Legacy

Epilogue | Endnotes | Bibliography | Index | Bird Identification