I am an historian in Ottawa, Ontario and the author of The Battle of the St. Lawrence: The Second World War in Canada (Harper/Collins, 2004) andBaptism of Fire: The Second Battle of Ypres and the Forging of Canada, April, 1915 (Harper/Collins 2007. I am presently working on a book about the Pacific War and am interested in finding Japanese sources --specificially memoires by Japanese fighting in Hong Kong and Burma. Let me thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, Nathan M. Greenfield
Welcome Nathan you probably know of these books: Amazon.co.uk: Tales by Japanese Soldiers (Cassell Military Paperbacks): Books: Kazuo Tamayama,John Nunneley Amazon.com: Japan at War: An Oral History: Books: Haruko Taya Cook,Theodore F. Cook Amazon.com: The Pacific War Papers: Japanese Documents of World War II: Books: Donald M. Goldstein,Katherine V. Dillon Amazon.com: Leaves From An Autumn Of Emergencies: Selections From The Wartime Diaries Of Ordinary Japanese: Books: Samuel Hideo Yamashita Amazon.com: Senso: The Japanese Remember the Pacific War (Studies of the Pacific Basin Institute): Books: Frank Gibney,Beth Cary Amazon.com: Railwaymen in the War: Tales by Japanese Railway Soldiers in Burma: Books: Kazuo Tamayama and of course this classic contains perspectives from all sides: Amazon.com: Burma: The Longest War 1941-1945: Books: Louis Allen
Welcome to the forum, you'll find us a friendly bunch and some of the members here do have a good knowledge of the pacific war, especially the wanna-be-poms in Australia. Sniper eep:
Welcome Nathan, hope you enjoy it here. Can't imagine wanting to be a wannabe-Pom myself (half Pommy anyway) especially since they keep losing the Ashes...however, looking out over some green rolling hills would be much more pleasurable than sitting here in the office!
Hi Nathan, This piece may provide some relative background as it was translated by the US for the military tribunals in the Far East. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0030-851X(195106)24%3A2%3C185%3AJMOTRP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B
While this is predominantly on Indonesia, it could provide some good background however it requires a Questia account to access which you probably already have. The Japanese Experience in Indonesia: Selected Memoirs of 1942-1945 by Oki Akira, Jennifer Brewster, Jean Carruthers, Anthony Reid at Questia Online Library
Thank you all for the warm welcome. I look forward to asking questions --and, when I come up with a gem in my research here in Canada, sharing it with you. Cheers, Nathan
Look forward to it Nathan. You'll find Tales by Japanese Soldiers a particularly good book as it really brings home the atrocious conditions the Japanese fought through, especially after Kohima, and their subsequent retreat.