The Imperial Japanese Army in World War II

Handbook on Japanese Military Forces [U.S. War Deepartment Technical Manual TM-E 30-480]

Japanese Explosive Ordnance (U.S> Army Technical Manual TM 9-1985-5)


Japanese Monographs

See Pearl Harbor Archives for a description and guide to the Monographs.

Title Mono No
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War, Part I 144
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War, Part II 146
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War, Part III 147
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War, Part IV 150
Political Strategy Prior to the Outbreak of War, Part V 152
Pre-War Planning
Pearl Harbor Operations: General Outline of Orders and Plans 097
Invasion of the Philippines
Philippines Operations Record (6 November 1941 - 30 June 1942) [Army]
Invasion of the Philippines described from the level of 14th Army Headquarters. Covers Luzon landings and drive to the south, including capture of Manila, Bataan and Corregidor as well as subsequent mop-up. Landings on other islands in the Philippine Group lightly covered. (Unedited translation, 243 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (1 December 1941 - 10 April 1942) [Army]
Invasion plans, preparations, and operations of the 16th and 48th Divisions. Operational plans of the 4th Division for the second phase of the Bataan Operation. Some data on Corregidor and other Manila Bay fortifications and installations. Gives detailed information on artillery, including missions, employment and firing data. Outlines of General Homma's personal estimate of the Bataan situation as of February 1942 and gives a resume of U.S. defense operations on Luzon, Bataan, and Corregidor. Many maps and charts. (Unedited translation, 109 pages)
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Philippines Air Operations Record (December 1944 - May 1942) [Army Air Force]
Operations of the 5th Air Group in support of the Philippines invasion, including the Bataan operations and the reduction of Corregidor. Primarily a record of sorties flown and results reported. (Edited, Reproduced, 71 pages)
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Defense of the Philippines
Philippines Operations Record (December 1942 - June 1944) [Army]
Subjugation operations in various islands briefly covered. Cites steps taken to prevent supply of guerrilla units by U.S. submarines and planes. Covers movement of Headquarters, Southern Army, to Manila and efforts of 14th Army to effect defense preparations while simultaneously subduing guerrillas and insurgents. Contains some discussion of the Philippines as a logistical base for the Southern Theater of Operations. (Unedited translation, 56 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (July - November 1944) [Army]
Fourteenth Area Army plans and preparations for the over-all defense of the Philippines. Covers construction of fortifications, mobilization, and training of replacements. Discusses Army-Navy agreements for joint defense operations. Includes some details of the start of the Leyte Defense Operations. (Unedited translation, 50 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (July - December 1944) [Army]
Discusses the 35th Army's plans, preparations, and operations in defense of Leyte. Written from the Fourteenth Area Army level, study consists chiefly of orders to the 35th Army and the 16th Division and is a miscellany of plans, preparations, and operations. Apparently written from memory, few dates or strength and casualty figures are provided. Of limited value. (Unedited translation, 18 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (June 1944 - August 1945) [Army]
An account of the 35th Army's defense of the Southern Philippines (area south of Luzon and Mindoro). Gives full coverage to the defense of Leyte, including plans and preparations from the Army Headquarters level. Describes withdrawal of 35th Army troops to Cebu and provides some coverage of the defense of Mindanao and other islands. Many maps and charts. (Unedited translation, 171 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (January - August 1945) [Army]
An account of the Fourteenth Area Army's defense of Luzon, including plans and preparations for local area defenses. A large portion written in daily journal format from level of Area Army Headquarters. Very complete coverage of unit locations and over-all operations. Many maps and charts. (Unedited translation, 222 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (December 1944 - August 1945) [Army]
Defense plans, preparations and operations of the Shimbu Group in Southern Luzon. Also gives some coverage of the defense of Manila. (Unedited translation, 36 pages)
8
Philippines Operations Record (December 1944 - August 1945) [Army]
Description of plans, preparations, and operations of the Shimbu Group in defense of Clark Field area. Written in outline form, study lacks cohesion and is of limited value. (Unedited translation, 31 pages)
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Philippines Operations Record (November 1944 - April 1945) [Army]
A vague account of the activities of two provisional companies that garrisoned Mindoro and Lubang Islands. Of little or no value, this monograph was recommended for deletion. Material contained might well have been condensed to one or two paragraphs and combined with another study. (Unedited translation, 9 pages) See also No. 137.
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Philippines Air Operations Record (August 1944 - February 1945) [Army Air Force]
Operations of the 4th Air Army in defense of Leyte and Luzon, with some coverage of operations in defense of Mindoro. Primarily concerned with plans and unit listings. (Unedited translation, 119 pages)
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Defense of the Home Islands
Homeland Operations Record (1941 - 1945) [Army]
Covers defense preparations for Japan proper (with exception of island of Hokkaido), including the establishment of the General and Area Armies and the separate air command. Gives details of organization of forces, building of defenses (with sketches of typical defense positions), mobilization, and disposition of units. (Rewritten, Reproduced, 246 pages) No. 18, 19, and 20 were combined with No. 17.
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Homeland Operations Record, Volume II
Deleted, combined with No. 17.
18
Homeland Operations Record, Supplement to Volume III
Deleted, combined with No. 17.
19
Homeland Operations Record, Supplement to Volume III
Deleted, combined with No. 17.
20
Homeland Operations Record, Volume IV Fifth Area Army (Late 1943 - 1945) [Army]
Defense plans and preparations for Hokkaido and Kuril Islands, together with details of the reorganization of the northern defense forces. Defense of Attu and withdrawal from Kiska lightly covered. Gives brief account of Soviet movement into Sakhalin with information on subsequent surrender and demobilization of Japanese forces in the area, (Edited, Reproduced, 50 pages)
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