The Japanese Monographs, Japanese Studies on Manchuria, and Japanese Night Combat Study are three groups of publications written by Japanese officers, prepared by the Military History Section of the Headquarters, US Army Forces East, and distributed by the Office of the Chief of Military History, US Department of the Army. They have been described as: "An invaluable tool for the English-speaking audience to research Japan's version of the war
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Research Guide and Bibliography
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Background
Japanese Monographs
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Prepared by the Military History Section of the Headquarters, Army Forces East, Distributed by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army are a series of operational histories, written by former officers of the
Japanese army and navy, of Japanese actions in China during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. The 187
monograph
A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...
s were prepared under the direction of General Headquarters of the U.S. Far East Command beginning in 1945.
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Much of the series was extensively revised, some of it completely rewritten, to correct errors of both English and fact, mainly in the period 1955-1960. During this period, the "Japanese Studies on Manchuria" were added.
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Japanese Studies on Manchuria
"The Japanese Studies on Manchuria were prepared several years after the operational monographs and were written under the direction and guidance of the Japanese consultants of the Japanese Research Division. In general, these studies are superior to the monographs in organization, accuracy, and coverage."[
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Japanese Night Combat Study
In addition to editing and rewriting the monographs and Manchurian studies, the Japanese Research Division also prepared a special study on night combat
Night combat is combat that occurs during the hours of darkness. It is distinguished from daytime combat by lower visibility and its reversed relation to the circadian cycle. Typically, night combat is favorable to the attacker, with offensive t ...
as practiced by the Japanese Army. The latter was titled Japanese Night Combat Study.[Guide to Japanese Monographs and Japanese Studies on Manchuria 1945-1960]
Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Department of the Army, Washington, 1962, 1980.
List of monographs
List of studies on Manchuria
Notes
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External links
List and summary on niehorster.org
List with PDF monographs - pacificwarachive
List with HTML and PDF monographs - hyperwar
Japan in World War II
Monographic series