Attu Island: It’s the American island that’s closer to Russia than to Juneau, so far west that it’s east, and so remote that it’s impractical to visit. Yet, for decades militaries and ornithologists have flocked there at great cost. We discuss the weird historical, geographical, and zoological attributes of the most interesting island you’ve never heard of. *Quick correction: The Battle of Attu Island was the only *land* battle fought in the US during WWII. Pearl Harbor took place six months earlier in Hawaii, an American territory.