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

The research put into this book is amazing. The author was able to put years of research into the book in a way that flows and is not only informative, but interesting as well.

When the 29/46 Australian Infantry Battalion landed at Malaguna Bay at Rabaul in September 1945 they were opposed by 2 Company's Korean Marines , even by this date there was still fighting in the South West Pacific on the Island of New Britain , A Company 29/46 Aust Inf Battalion by this time jungle warfare professionals used the same tactic as the Japanese on the Koreans and outflanked them , luckily there were no casualties of note on either side. When the Koreans were interrogated by the Australians they had been told they would be shot if they were taken prisoner . Nothing could have been further from the truth , with the Koreans remarking how well they were treated. Again the Australian were surprised how big the Koreans were mostly over 6 feet tall This is a well written book and tells of a subject little know of the Great Pacific War, like any other soldier the young men wanted to go home , if you get the chance buy this book and see the war through the Korean eyes .