Looking for a book recommendation

Hi all,

I've realized I have a big hole in my knowledge of the Pacific theatre in regards to the fighting that went on in the Pacific between the Japanese and British(Indian)/Australian/Dutch forces. I know a little about the sea war, but not land. Can anyone suggest a good starter volume?

Thanks!

 

Mate, try "Loss of Java", by P.C. Boer; it's a bit expensive, but if you want to know everything that happened on Java during the last 3 weeks of the NEI invasion, its the right job.

Now, about ANZAC, here's something for free:

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070203 > Malaya and Singapore
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070204 > Kokoda, Milne Bay and Wau

 

Not a lot out there in English as Warlord mentioned but the Boer book is great.
This website is probably one of the best English language resources on the NEI
The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942

Cheers a fellow Canadian

 

I couldn't say it better myself! Very comprehensive.

 

Aaaahhh, by the way, take a look at this thread:

ABDA-CBI-SEAC. Book thread.

Brainchild of me mate Wtid45 (aka Jason )

 

Going to the other extreme, for a high-level overview, you could try The Pacific War Atlas 1941-1945 by David Smurthwaite which brings the whole saga down to about 140 pages.
For a bit more detail, there's always the British official history The War Against Japan. Volume I takes you up to the loss of Java. Available as a reprint, you can sometimes pick up a first edition for less!

 

Thanks for the recommendations and the link to the big thread! For starters, The Pacific War Atlas sounds like just the thing to give me an overview before focusing on anything in particular