When Red Randall volunteers for special duty in the Aleutian Islands, west of Alaska, he wants action—and he's not disappointed! After the American-owned islands of Attu and Kiska have been invaded by Japan in June 1942, America seeks to regain control and to defend the Alaskan mainland. Here in the Aleutians, where visibility is zero, where williwaws rage, and jagged mountain peaks are blanketed in fog, Red and Jimmy Joyce have some of the most harrowing experiences of their careers. For not only are the Japanese their dangerous enemies, but the elements, too, are a constant challenge to their flying skill and courage.