World War II History - Japan

• Iwo Jima

• The Battle of Okinawa, 1945  - Presents a prize-winning student paper about the battle, with detailed historical account, footnotes, and annotated bibliography. The full name of the paper is "The Battle of Okinawa, 1945: Final Turning Point in the Pacific.".
• Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942  - Online Library of Selected Images, information, and event details about the World War II in the Pacific in particular about the doolittle Raid on Japan.
• Imperial Japan Sake Cups and Bottles  - Historical background about imperial Japan sake cups and bottles.
• Japan at War, 1931-1945  - Online files about Japan's long war, the Hiroshima files, Kamikaze, cannibals, & other mysteries, books and more resources.
• Militarism and WW2 (1912 - 1945)  - Provides a detailed history of Japanese government, economics, and military innovation leading up to World War II.
• Naval Historical Center: Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945  - Features a narrative and additional suggested reading regarding the formal surrender of Japan, and photographs including details about the preparations, scenes on the USS Missouri before the ceremony, and the aircraft flyover at the conclusion of the ceremonies.
• POWs in Japan, World War II, POW Camps  - Highlights the plight of Allied prisoners of war used as slaves by the Japanese during World War II and includes which unit each man was in at the time of his capture, what camps he was taken to, and where he was rescued.
• World War II in Japan  - Offers the near-history of Japan's aggression in World War II, starting with the seizing of Manchuria in 1931, which began their war against China.