tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283258643623412113.post1804252005087104514..comments2024-03-27T23:14:26.975-04:00Comments on 90 Miles From Tyranny : Top 10 Little-Known Events in World War IIMike Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729229224106563792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283258643623412113.post-5730012157934925052013-07-11T15:10:55.790-04:002013-07-11T15:10:55.790-04:00The Aleutian Campaign had the highest percent of c...The Aleutian Campaign had the highest percent of combat casualties in relation to forces engaged when Attu was invaded in May '43, second only to Iwo Jima. Most of the friendly fire casualties came when Kiska, abandoned a month earlier, was invaded by the US and Canada.<br /><br />As far as Latin American Allies, Cuba played a part in fighting the U-boats and Mexico sent a fighter squadron which participated in the liberation of the Philippines.<br /><br />Most other Latin American countries were co-belligerents, rather than allies.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.com