Interviewing Japanese Veterans of WWII

Interviewing Japanese Veterans of WWII
With Peter Williams
Part of Pacific Week on WW2TV
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Based on years of research and over one hundred interviews with veterans, Peter Williams has compiled a fascinating collection of personal accounts by former Japanese soldiers, sailors, and airmen. He joins us on WW2TV to talk about this research. The candid views the narratives presented were often provocative and shocking. There were admissions of brutality, the killing of prisoners, and cannibalism. Stark descriptions of appalling conditions and bitter fighting blend with descriptions of family life. The result was a revealing insight into the minds of a ruthless and formidable enemy.

Dr Peter Williams was born in Hobart, Tasmania. After some time living in Europe, North America and Japan he became a history teacher back in Australia. There he also worked for the Darwin Military Museum. He is the author of several WW1 and WW2 books including two on Kokoda.
Peter Williams can be contacted at www.peterdwilliams.com

Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors by Peter Williams
USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97816824...
UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978152...

The Kokoda Campaign 1942: Myth and Reality by Peter Williams
USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97811070...
UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kokoda-Campa...

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