Table of Contents

Contents
Editor’s Note xiii
About the Senshi Sosho (War History Series) xvii
Foreword xxix
Preface, Explanatory Notes xxxi
Chapter I Outline of the Operation 1
Chapter II Situation of the Dutch East Indies
Chapter III Operational Preparations Prior to the War
1 Situation Until Summer 1941
2 Preparations in the Summer and Fall of 1941
3 Completion of Plans and Issue of Orders by Imperial General Headquarters
4 The Southern Army’s Plan and Orders
5 Operational Preparations of the Sixteenth Army
Chapter IV Opening of Hostilities and Capture of the Forward
1 Capture of Davao
2 Capture of Jolo Island
Chapter V Decision to Advance [the Schedule of] the Java Operation and the Sixteenth Army
1 Decision to Advance [the Date of the Operation]
2 The Cam Ranh Agreement and Shipping Issues
3 The Orders from [the Army Department of] Imperial General Headquarters
4 The Southern Army’s Operational Direction
5 The [Navy] Southern Task Force’s Shift to Phase-Two Operations
6 Departure of the Headquarters of the Sixteenth Army and Revision of Its Operation Plan
Chapter VI The Launch of the Dutch East Indies Operation
1 The Policy of the [Japanese] Government Towards the Netherlands
2 The Launch of the Dutch East Indies Operation
3 The Capture of Tarakan
4 The Capture of Menado
Chapter VII The Capture of Java’s Dehors
1 [Commander Imamura’s] Orders to the 38th Division
2 The Manila Conference and the Arrangements Between the Sixteenth Army and the [Navy] Dutch East Indies Unit
3 [Army Commander Imamura’s] Orders to the 48th Division, the Sakaguchi Detachment and the Main Force of the Army
4 The Southern Sumatra Invasion Operation
5 The Capture of Balikpapan and Kendari
6 The Capture of Ambon
7 The Capture of Banjarmasin, Makassar, Bali and Timor
Chapter VIII The Invasion of Java
1 Progress of the Preparations for the Invasion of Java
2 The Sailing [of the Convoys]
3 Operations of the Main Force of the [Sixteenth] Army
The 4th [of March]: Disembarkation Completed
4 The Operations of the Sakaguchi Detachment
5 The Operations of the 48th Division
6 Conclusion of the Java Invasion Operation and the Operations of the
Conclusion
Notes
Appendix: List of Units in the Order of Battle of the Sixteenth Army
Glossary
Index of Personal Names
Index of Place Names

About the Author

Willem Remmelink was the executive director of the Japan-Netherlands Institute in Tokyo for more than twenty-five years. He is a specialist in Japanese and Indonesian history.