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Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors Hardcover – June 15, 2021

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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Based on years of research and over on hundred interviews with veterans, Peter Williams has compiled a fascinating collection of personal accounts by former Japanese soldiers, sailors, and airmen. The candid views these narratives present are often provocative and shocking. There are admissions of brutality, the killing of prisoners, and cannibalism. Stark descriptions of appalling conditions and bitter fighting blend with descriptions of family life. The views on the prowess of the enemy differ-a few, like air ace Kazuo Tsunoda, believed the Australians 'worthy.' Some subjects remain unrepentant while others such as Hideo Abe are ashamed of his part in Japan's war of aggression. The result is a revealing insight into the minds of a ruthless and formidable enemy which provides the reader with a fresh perspective on World War II.
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    248 pages
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    Naval Institute Press
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    June 15, 2021
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    6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1682477371
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    978-1682477373
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Peter Williams was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where he was educated at St Virgil's College. After ten years living in Europe, North America and Japan he became a history teacher at Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory. There he also worked for the Darwin Military Museum and published his first book, The Battle of Anzac Ridge, on the Gallipoli landing. His PhD topic was the 1942 Kokoda Campaign in New Guinea.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Institute Press (June 15, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1682477371
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682477373
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
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R. Shackelford
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Expected
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I was surprised that this used book came in excellent condition and the cover was professionally wrapped in plastic. The price was worth it.
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Jack Dempsey
4.0 out of 5 stars Where were the US forces?
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
It seems since this book was written by an Australian/Tasmanian that those troops received a lot of coverage, which is fine. However, with probably less than 20% being written about the American military, I was left wanting more. Again, I understand that author's perspective, but to read passing shots about the P-38, Hellcat, versus pages on the Brewster, Spitfire...left me wondering why I picked this document up? I did appreciate the interviewees thoughts, just wanted more information on islands such as Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo, and Okinawa. Maybe not enough Japanese survived those battles to be written about.
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Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best collection of WWII veteran interviews I’ve read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2021
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This is the best collection of WWII veteran interviews I’ve read to date.

Some surprising admissions from these Japanese soldiers, sailors and airmen like Zero pilot Kaname Harada': ‘ You saw the enemy pilot’s face, suffering in pain…Sometimes I saw the cockpit all red, splattered in blood'. Another Private talked about his horror of being told to bayonet a civilian: ‘Somehow he got loose and ran around. I had to chase after him, jump on him and bayonet him in a puddle of muddy water. You never forget such a thing.’

As well as brutal accounts of combat, they describe cannibalism, the execution of prisoners of war, and the civilians' treatment in the countries they conquered.

The end of the war chapter is very interesting. A Colonel (Takahisa Okamoto) said ‘I was relieved. The ordeal I had not asked for was over. I called my battalion together…I told my men that Japan had been defeated, but they should not be discouraged as they had fought well. They should go home to their loved ones and live their lives.’

Also engaging views on the outcome of the war, varying from those who thought they should not have surrendered to those who realise starting the war was a great mistake.

I highly recommend this book to anyone with a WWII fascination or interest for more grit in their history.
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