On June 7, 1942, 3,000 Japanese troops invaded Alaska; sixty years later, two U.S. soldiers who fought on the Aleutian island of Attu embark on a journey back to one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

On June 7, 1942, 3,000 Japanese troops invaded Alaska, the only invasion of American soil since the War of 1812. Sixty years later, two U.S. soldiers who fought on the remote Aleutian island of Attu embark on a journey back to one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, where they relive the brutal 19-day combat that the American government kept secret. 2006 Locarno International Film Festival Official Selection. By Tom Putnam.