The strategic situation that resulted in the Aleutian Islands campaign is rooted in the same events that shaped the Southwest Pacific, and the Central Pacific which we have discussed at length beginning way back in episode 18 but to recap: in the wake of Pearl harbor the Japanese exploded across the pacific, seizing land in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomons, and the Central Pacific in order to forge a massive island perimeter around the western Pacific. The Aleutian Islands, stretching from the tip of Alaska more than a thousand miles westward toward Asia, represented what the Japanese saw as the key to defending their North Eastern flank. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-saga-of-world-war-2-a-casus-belli-project7137/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy