The typhoon of war : Micronesian experiences of the Pacific war /

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"The Typhoon of War combines archival research and oral history culled from more than three hundred Micronesian survivors to offer a comparative history of the war in Micronesia. It is the first book to develop Islander perspectives on a topic still dominated by military histories that all but...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Poyer, Lin, 1953- (Author), Falgout, Suzanne (Author), Carucci, Laurence Marshall, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Micronesia (Federated States)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Micronésie (États fédérés)
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > World.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Seekrieg
Pazifikkrieg > 1941-1945
Operation > Militär
Micronesia (Federated States) > History.
Micronésie (États fédérés) > Histoire.
Micronesia (Federated States)
Mikronesien <Staat>
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Island names
  • War in the Japanese Mandated Islands of Micronesia: An Introduction
  • Before the War: Islander Life in the Japanese Mandate
  • The First Phase of War Preparations: Springboards for Japanese Expansion
  • Defensive Preparations: The Japanese Military Takes Charge
  • The Second Road to Tokyo
  • Life on the Bypassed Islands
  • The End of War
  • Inaugurating American Rule
  • The Legacy of War
  • List of Participants in Oral History Interviews, 1990-1991
  • Chronology of World War II in Micronesia (West Longitude Dates).

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