Presents an account of the 1942 World War II Aleutian campaign. Survivors dramatically recount the terror and hardship of firefights with a fanatical enemy and the struggle simply to survive in some of the harshest conditions on earth, while scholars explain the strategic significance of the islands and the battles fought upon them. And extraordinary combat footage, some unseen for over 50 years, puts viewers in the heart of the bitter action.

Not rated. Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program: History undercover.

Japan launches attacks -- Battle of Midway -- Dutch Harbor -- Adak Island -- Massacre Bay -- Americans reclaim Kiska.