Combat: The War With Japan

Although this is a history of events, it's a personal history, with the various sections being individuals describing what happened since they were actually there and participating in the events. The personal involvement always makes things more interesting.

The book includes the following entries: Tragedy in the China Sea; The Fall of Singapore; Bamboo Doctor; Wake Island Command; Ferdinand on Hollandia; Raid on Singapore; Action at the Pigpen; The Caves of Biak; Raid on Balikpapan; Coral Comes High; The Northern Front in Burma; Blackpool Block; Okinawa; The Gallant Fight of the Radar Pickets; Abandon Ship; The Great White Light. Small additional materials are included in each section.

Main Index
Japan main page
Japanese-American Internment Camps index page
Japan and World War II index page