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Japan's Pacific war, personal accounts of the Emperor's warriors, Peter Williams

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Japan's Pacific war, personal accounts of the Emperor's warriors, Peter Williams

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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contains biographical information

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mapsplatesillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Japan's Pacific war

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Peter Williams

Sub title

personal accounts of the Emperor's warriors

Summary

'I had no qualms fighting the Australians, just as I have killed without remorse any of the Emperor's enemies: the British, the Americans and the Dutch', so admits Takahiro Sato in this ground-breaking oral history of Japan's Pacific War. Thanks to years of research and over 100 interviews with veterans, the Author has compiled a fascinating collection of personal accounts by former Japanese soldiers, sailors and airmen

Table Of Contents

Malaya, Singapore and the Dutch East Indies 1941-42 -- Rabaul 1942 -- Darwin, the Arafura Sea and Timor 1942-43 -- Kokoda -- the Japanese advance 1942 -- Milne Bay 1942 -- Kokoda-the Japanese retreat 1942 -- The Battle of Buna 1943 -- Escape from Buna 1943 -- Air combat-New Guinea and the Solomon Islands 1942-43 -- Wau and Salamaua 1943 -- Lae 1943 -- Finschhafen 1943 -- Shaggy Ridge 1943-44 -- The Cowra prisoner of war breakout 1944 -- The Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944 -- Wewak 1944-45 -- New Britain 1944-45 -- Bougainville 1944-45 -- Tarakan 1945 -- Philippines, Bornio and the Dutch East Indies 1944-45 -- The end of the war 1945 -- The surrender of New Guinea -- Prisoners of the Australians -- After the war -- Reflections -- Appendix. Life in the Imperial Japanese Navy -- Aircraft and air tactics

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