The Typhoon of War : : Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War /

The Typhoon of War : : Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War / / Lin Poyer, Laurence Marshall Carucci, Suzanne Falgout.

World War II was a watershed event for the people of the former Japanese colonies of Micronesia. The Japanese military build-up, the conflict itself, and the American occupation and control of the conquered islands brought rapid and dramatic changes to Micronesian life. Whether they spent the war in...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
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Poyer, Lin,
Carucci, Laurence Marshall,
Falgout, Suzanne,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2000]
©2000
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (512 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ISLAND NAMES
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1. WAR IN THE JAPANESE MANDATED ISLANDS OF MICRONESIA An Introduction
  • Chapter 2. BEFORE THE WAR Islander Life in the Japanese Mandate
  • Chapter 3. THE FIRST PHASE OF WAR PREPARATIONS Springboards for Japanese Expansion
  • Chapter 4. DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS The Japanese Military Takes Charge
  • Chapter 5 .THE SECOND ROAD TO TOKYO
  • Chapter 6. LIFE ON THE BYPASSED ISLANDS
  • Chapter 7. THE END OF WAR
  • Chapter 8. INAUGURATING AMERICAN RULE
  • Chapter 9. THE LEGACY OF WAR
  • APPENDIX A. List of Participants in Oral History Interviews, 1990 -1991
  • APPENDIX B .Chronology of World War II in Micronesia (West Longitude Dates)
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES CITED
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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