![]() Translating the surviving daily Japanese operational logs and battle Snickers about it every time she sees it). Don't let the author's last name fool you (even though my wife Wilmott is apparently still working on the third volume.Ī Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy by Paulĭull. Or do we sit and defend the perimeter against all comers? The Alliedĭilemma is also covered along with detailed analysis of Coral Sea and Isolate or take Australia, go west and force the British out of India, ie., do we go east and take Hawaii, go south to Begins with anĪssessment of the critical position Japan found herself in during the Second book in Wilmot's trilogy about the Pacific War. of a trilogy that began with "Empires in the Balance" The The Barrier and the Javelin: Japanese & Allied Pacfic Strategies February to June 1942īy H P Wilmott. ![]() Pacific strategy than any books I have read in the last decade. "Barrier and the Javelin" have done more to elevate my understanding of Well balanced from both theĪllied and Japanese perspectives. Hammering of British strategies in Malaya. ![]() Wilmott is English but that does not slow down his What happened in the Phillippines, Malaya, Dutch East Indies and the ![]() Pacific War before the war and the first six months. A tremendously valuable lookĪt the strategic policies of all major combatants involved in the (Mine is Orbis UK ed, so ISBN mayĭiffer). This book is oneĮmpires in the Balance: Japanese & Allied Pacfic Strategies to April 1942īy H P Wilmott. Officers detailing various facets of the Pacific War. An excellent compilation of essays by Japanese naval The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II edited byĭavid Evans. ![]() Sets the context for the narratives that follow. Interviews is prefaced by an excellent historical introduction, which Mothers, dissenters, schoolchildren, war criminals. Superb interviews with a wide spectrum of Japanese: soldiers, sailors, Fantasticīook, probably the best all-around book I have read on the Pacific War. Japan at War by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore Cook. ![]()
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