History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 46 World War II in Micronesia, 1940-1945
Levesque, Rodrigue (2008). History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 46 World War II in Micronesia, 1940-1945. 46. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-0-920201-46-6.
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Abstract: HOM.46 (1940–1945) documents World War II in Micronesia, focusing on military operations, administrative changes, and wartime conditions across the islands during the Pacific War. The documents include military reports, naval accounts, contemporary journalism, and eyewitness descriptions relating to events in the Caroline Islands, Palau, Marshall Islands, and Mariana Islands. Frequently referenced locations include Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Yap, Koror, Babeldaob, Pohnpei (Ponape), Kosrae, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro, as well as naval bases and airfields established across the islands during the war. The documents describe Japanese military installations, harbor facilities, and defensive positions built in these locations as part of Japan’s wartime strategy in the central Pacific. The records introduce Japanese naval commanders, military officials, and civilian administrators stationed in the islands, along with American military leaders and naval officers involved in the Allied campaigns across the Pacific. The documents refer to operations conducted by the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Army, including campaigns in the Marshall Islands and Mariana Islands, as well as naval actions affecting bases such as Truk Lagoon. Japanese administrative officials and settlers also appear in accounts describing wartime conditions in island centers such as Saipan, Koror, and Truk. Additional materials describe the impact of the war on local populations and colonial infrastructure established during the mandate period. Reports refer to air raids, naval bombardments, the destruction of military installations, and the collapse of Japanese administration in parts of Micronesia as Allied forces advanced across the region. These documents provide references to the locations, military units, and individuals involved in the Pacific War campaigns that transformed Micronesia between 1940 and 1945.
