Forgotten WWII battlefield

THE FORGOTTEN WWII BATTLEFIELD

Kiska--one of the most remote islands in the world

More whales visit Kiska than people

Aleutian Islands The Birthplace of Storms

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Freezing waters can quickly turn deadly

The Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands during WW2

Japanese ships and submarines flood into Kiska Harbor

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US bombing campaign followsPBY-5A Catalina

Japanese anti-aircraft guns open fire

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US aircraft shot down on American soil

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US ground troops arrive

The enemy had slipped away in the fog.

200 Americans die from friendly fire, booby traps or weather

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Kiska’s Japanese Airbase

Ruins of Kiska Airfield

Extensive Japanese underground system

Guns Still Manned by the Ghosts of Kiska

Ammo and unexploded bombs are an ongoing concern

Forgotten ghost ships haunt the waters around Kiska Island

Kiska Shipwrecks

USS Grunion – on eternal patrol

Japanese Mini Sub at Kiska Harbor

Nozama Maru

Uragio Maru

The Golden Catch

Available on Amazon.com

An ex-CIA assassin who seeks redemption. A beautiful archaeologist. A treasure hoard on a remote Alaskan island. A Korean billionaire who unleashes his ruthless killers to get what he wants. Can a Bering Sea crab fisherman use survival skills from his past to save his friends and son?

I decided to set my novel The Golden Catch on Kiska Island. I was inspired after a visit I made to a ghost town in the Aleutian Islands. I also thought the old abandoned shipwrecks and the ruins of the Japanese airbase would make for an exciting thriller novel.

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