Show 66 Supernova In The East V

In his book, The Nobility of Failure, Traged Heroes in the History of Japan, author Ivan Morris describes this specific incident and puts it in the larger context of the Japanese suicidal attacks.

The title of Ogawa Matsatsugu's book was Human Beings in Extremus, the Island of Death, New Guinea, which reflects the dire circumstances faced by soldiers in New Guinea.

In his book, The Rising Sun, author John Toland, actually has descriptions that are too upsetting to even talk about of the ordeal that the survivors who didn't die in these suicide attempts live through.

The book discusses war crimes and atrocities committed by Japanese troops during World War II, including an affidavit from an Australian officer about the treatment of Australian soldiers.

In a book called Saipan Oral Histories of the Pacific War by Bruce M. Petty, he recounts story after story told by Chamorro people who survived this affair.

Francis Pike puts it in perspective, pointing out the scale of the naval engagements during World War II, particularly the Battle of Midway and the upcoming battle with the Japanese fleet.

Eric Berger-written, touched with fire, writes about it, quote. The Australian juggernaut was not only rolling, it was doing so with very little cost in Australian lives.

Craig L. Simon's writes in his book, World War II in the Pacific, the challenges are not even comparable between the Marianas landings and Normandy.

The book 'Island Fighting' contains primary source accounts that vividly describe the chaotic and heartbreaking scenes of the Marines' assaults during World War II.

Army Sergeant John Sider is quoted in Matthew A. Rizel's book, The Things Our Father Saw, and describes one of these caves that they come across.

The speaker mentions George H. Johnston's book, which catalogs his dispatches as a war correspondent during the Kokoda campaign.

Ian W. Toll in them, The Conquering Tide has a story that just perfectly exemplifies how ridiculously outclass the Japanese are at this point in the war.

Author Nathan Miller in his book, War at Sea, a naval history of World War II, writes about the American planes, finding the Japanese and beginning to lay into them.

In his book On Killing, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman discusses the psychological impact of war and the high rates of psychiatric casualties during World War II.

James Jones in his book, A Chronicle of Soldier, discusses the evolution of a soldier and the harsh realities faced at the front lines.

At the suggestion of some Australian listeners, I picked up Osmar White's book, Green Armour, which details his experiences as a war correspondent.

In his book, Combined Fleet Decoded, author John Predas quotes another Japanese diary, this one by a soldier named Nagata Kazumi.

Paul Fussell's book, Wartime, discusses the sanitized portrayal of war and how the real experiences of soldiers are often not communicated to the public.

In his book, Eagle Against the Sun, Ronald H. Spectre describes how the marianas are going to be a different animal than Tarawan.

The speaker references Ozawa Matsatsatsugu's book, which discusses the memories of the Kokoda campaign, including themes of suicides and mercy killings.

This oral history includes excerpts from a Japanese soldier's account of training methods and behaviors of Japanese troops during the war.

In his wonderful book that we've quoted already from Into the Rising Sun, Patrick K. O'Donnell, talks to Harry Clark of the 4th Raider Battalion...

The speaker refers to the Encyclopedia of Military History by Trevor DePuy for a satellite level overview of military campaigns.

Author Richard B. Frank in Guadalcanal describes it as a mutual siege, where both Allied and Japanese forces are under siege at different times of the day.