The Aleut Internments of World War II(English, Paperback, Estlack Russell W.)

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The Aleut Internments of World War II(English, Paperback, Estlack Russell W.) is written by Estlack Russell W. and published by McFarland & Co Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786476389 (ISBN 10) and 9780786476381 (ISBN 13).

This book, one of the first ever written on its subject, focuses on Russian America and American Alaska and their impact on the native population. From the closing years of the 17th century when the Russians first set foot on the shores of the far-flung Aleutian Islands, through the war years, to the reparations hearings of the late 1970s, it sheds light on the little-known story of the Aleut people and the events in war and peace that shaped their lives. The actions that led to the internments of the Aleuts are documented through official records, letters, and personal accounts that reveal the experiences of a native people who suffered and died in the camps while posing no threat to national security in time of war. In some cases native Alaskans were held in camps that were almost as bad as the Japanese POW camps.