The in hospitable Aleutian weather was far different from the warm California climate they had just left. The initial shortages in cold weather equipment, meant most of the men would enter combat wearing normal field gear. Senior commanders realized that the troops would suffer from the weather, but most believed that within three days the fight for Attu would be over. This was particularly based on the assembled naval support for the landings included three battleships along with several cruisers and
The in hospitable Aleutian weather was far different from the warm California climate they had just left. The initial shortages in cold weather equipment, meant most of the men would enter combat wearing normal field gear. Senior commanders realized that the troops would suffer from the weather, but most believed that within three days the fight for Attu would be over. This was particularly based on the assembled naval support for the landings included three battleships along with several cruisers and