Chapter 1. WAR IN THE JAPANESE MANDATED ISLANDS OF MICRONESIA An Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. ISLAND NAMES ix
5. PREFACE xi
6. Chapter 1. WAR IN THE JAPANESE MANDATED ISLANDS OF MICRONESIA An Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. BEFORE THE WAR Islander Life in the Japanese Mandate 15
8. Chapter 3. THE FIRST PHASE OF WAR PREPARATIONS Springboards for Japanese Expansion 33
9. Chapter 4. DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS The Japanese Military Takes Charge 73
10. Chapter 5 .THE SECOND ROAD TO TOKYO 117
11. Chapter 6. LIFE ON THE BYPASSED ISLANDS 169
12. Chapter 7. THE END OF WAR 230
13. Chapter 8. INAUGURATING AMERICAN RULE 276
14. Chapter 9. THE LEGACY OF WAR 315
15. APPENDIX A. List of Participants in Oral History Interviews, 1990 –1991 357
16. APPENDIX B .Chronology of World War II in Micronesia (West Longitude Dates) 365
17. NOTES 393
18. REFERENCES CITED 433
19. INDEX 465
20. ABOUT THE AUTHORS 493