Table of contents : CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS ISLAND NAMES PREFACE Chapter 1. WAR IN THE JAPANESE MANDATED ISLANDS OF MICRONESIA An Introduction Chapter 2. BEFORE THE WAR Islander Life in the Japanese Mandate Chapter 3. THE FIRST PHASE OF WAR PREPARATIONS Springboards for Japanese Expansion Chapter 4. DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS The Japanese Military Takes Charge Chapter 5 .THE SECOND ROAD TO TOKYO Chapter 6. LIFE ON THE BYPASSED ISLANDS Chapter 7. THE END OF WAR Chapter 8. INAUGURATING AMERICAN RULE Chapter 9. THE LEGACY OF WAR APPENDIX A. List of Participants in Oral History Interviews, 1990 –1991 APPENDIX B .Chronology of World War II in Micronesia (West Longitude Dates) NOTES REFERENCES CITED INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS