In May 1943 US forces clashed with Japanese invaders in an epic battle on the Alaskan island of Attu. Fighting through the fog and icy rain avoiding pot-shots from snipers in mountain crevices lugging heavy machine guns up slippery inclines and ultimately scaling a 250-foot cliff the 17th Infantry willed its way to a crucial victory in what the author calls 'The Queen of Battles.' Includes footnotes and photographs from the Aleutian Islands Campaign.