Japan and World War II

Non-fiction books written about Imperial Japan, its civilians, and its military actions during the period of World War II.

Also covers related events which preceded and followed World War II proper.

WIP. I have not read many of the books here, though I intend to get to all of them. I also intend to add more books as I find them. Recommendations always welcome.

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created by frayedunderwing

last updated August, 2026

13 books
The Girl with the White Flag

The Girl with the White Flag

Tomiko Higa

A Sudden Rampage: The Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia 1941-1945

A Sudden Rampage: The Japanese Occupation of Southeast Asia 1941-1945

Nicholas Tarling

Valley of darkness : the Japanese people and World War Two

Valley of darkness : the Japanese people and World War Two

Thomas R. H. Havens

Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Japan and the Jews during the Holocaust Era

Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Japan and the Jews during the Holocaust Era

Meron Medzini

Fighting for the Enemy: Koreans in Japan's War, 1937-1945 (Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies)

Fighting for the Enemy: Koreans in Japan's War, 1937-1945 (Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies)

Brandon Palmer

Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan (Class 200: New Studies in Religion)

Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan (Class 200: New Studies in Religion)

Jolyon Baraka Thomas

Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy

Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy

Eri Hotta

Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers

Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers

Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

Michael Norman

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

John W. Dower

Unit 731 Testimony: Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program

Unit 731 Testimony: Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program

Hal Gold

Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

Gary J. Bass

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

Iris Chang

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