Frontiers 66: The Uncovered History of Alaska’s Attu Island

Forgotten history is one of my favorite Alaska frontiers to explore — uncovered secrets from the past inform the present. This week on Frontiers we take you to Attu, one of those isolated, hard-to-get-to spots. Abandoned yet full of mystery with so many unanswered questions lingering in the air. Although this small island in the Aleutian chain played a pivotal role during World War II, its history has been mostly forgotten. Few Americans even know Japanese soldiers invaded and occupied Attu and another is