Memories of war: Micronesians in the Pacific War

Introduction

pt. 1. Backgrounds. "Micronesia"

Cultural memories and the Pacific War

pt. 2. Micronesian understandings of the Pacific War. The meaning of war

The shock of war

Hardship and suffering

Combat experiences

pt. 3. Micronesian vantage points. "It was not our war"

The typhoon of war

Questions of loyalty

Micronesian responses to wartime pressures

pt. 4. Cultural themes in Micronesian wartime narratives. Some Micronesian preoccupations

Greetings and farewells

pt. 5. Conclusions. Wartime memories in the modern world

"The great airplane"

Appendix : List of participants in oral history interviews.