On June 3 and 4, 1942, Japanese carrier planes bombed, and Zero fighters machine-gunned, the U.S. military base at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. On June 7, Japanese troops seized two Aleutian Islands-Attu and Kiska. Read the details of the 15-month Aleutian Campaign in which 144,000 American servicemen fought two enemies-the Japanese and the savage weather.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, this artwork captures the Akutan Zero, a Japanese fighter plane, as it embarks on a mission from the carrier Ryujo to attack Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on June 4, 1942. The painting by John Hume vividly portrays the aircraft in flight, highlighting its significance in military history and the dramatic events of the era.
Backed by Wien Airlines, former Navy combat pilot "Andy" Anderson pioneered post-World War II bush service to Alaska's vast Koyokuk River region serving miners, Natives, sportsmen, geologists, adventurers, and assorted bush rats. He flew mining equipment, gold, live wolves and sled dogs, you name it -- anything needed for life in the bush. He sweated out dozens of dangerous medical-emergency flights, "always at night and in terrible storms." Illustrated with 50 historical photos and co-authored by one of Alaska's most popular writers, ARCTIC BUSH PILOT is an exciting and sometimes nostalgic account of a pioneer pilot and his special place in Alaska aviation history.
Alaska's wolves are the main characters in this historically and biologically accurate recounting. Included are vivid anecdotes about wolves, with descriptions of their behavior and way of life, examples of their intelligence, expressions of appreciation for their charm and beauty, as well as an honest look at their savage efficiency as predators and relationship to urban and rural Alaskans.