Japan's Pacific War
The Pacific War from the Japanese ranks.
First-person accounts of the Pacific War from Imperial Japanese Army and Navy veterans, collected in Japan by Peter Williams.
Peter Williams.Australian military historian & author
Based in Canberra. Research, writing and talks on Kokoda, Gallipoli and the Pacific War.
- Peter Williams Japan's Pacific War First-person accounts of the Pacific War from Imperial Japanese Army and Navy veterans, collected in Japan by Peter Williams. Pen and Sword
2021 Japan's Pacific War
- Peter Williams Kokoda 1942–43 The fighting at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna–Gona, examining Japanese, Australian and American operations in Papua in 1942–43. Osprey Publishing
2026 Kokoda 1942–43
- Peter Williams The Kokoda Campaign 1942 A re-examination of the 1942 Kokoda Campaign based on Japanese and Australian archival sources. Cambridge University Press
2012 The Kokoda Campaign 1942
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150K+ views WW2TV -
10K+ views WW2TV - 45 min Lecture
- Peter Williams Australians in WWII: United Kingdom Australians who served in Britain or operated from its ports and airfields during the Second World War, from the Blitz and the Battle of the Atlantic to D-Day and repatriation. Department of Veterans' Affairs
2015 Australians in WWII: United Kingdom
- Peter Williams Kokoda for Dummies A general-reader introduction to the Kokoda campaign. Wiley and Sons
2012 Kokoda for Dummies
- Peter Williams Çanakkale Savaşı Kanlısırt Muharebesi, 25 Nisan 1915 Turkish-language study of the Battle of Anzac Ridge (Kanlısırt) on 25 April 1915, from the Ottoman perspective. Translation of The Battle of Anzac Ridge (AMHP, 2007). Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul
2009 Çanakkale Savaşı Kanlısırt Muharebesi, 25 Nisan 1915
- Peter Williams The Battle of Anzac Ridge Peter's first book. A close-grain study of the 25 April 1915 Anzac landing and the fighting on Anzac Ridge from both the Australian/New Zealand and Ottoman sides, drawing on Turkish primary sources. Australian Military History Publications
2007 The Battle of Anzac Ridge
Osprey Publishing · 2026
Kokoda 1942–43
The fighting at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna–Gona, examining Japanese, Australian and American operations in Papua in 1942–43.
Cambridge University Press · 2012
The Kokoda Campaign 1942
The Kokoda Campaign read through Japanese and Australian archives.
A re-examination of the 1942 Kokoda Campaign based on Japanese and Australian archival sources.
150K+ views · WW2TV
“Interviewing Japanese Veterans”
The fieldwork behind Japan’s Pacific War — hours of conversation with Imperial Japanese Army and Navy veterans, in their own language.
10K+ views · WW2TV
“Australia's Thermopylae: Were the Australians Really Outnumbered?”
A close reading of the Battle of Isurava against the primary sources. Were the Australians actually outnumbered? The evidence says otherwise.
45 min · Lecture
“Peter Williams: The Pacific War”
A recorded 45-minute lecture on the Pacific War — Peter's research on Japanese veterans and the Kokoda campaign, condensed for a general audience.
Department of Veterans' Affairs · 2015
Australians in WWII: United Kingdom
Australians who served in Britain or operated from its ports and airfields during the Second World War, from the Blitz and the Battle of the Atlantic to D-Day and repatriation.
Wiley and Sons · 2012
Kokoda for Dummies
A general-reader introduction to the Kokoda campaign.
Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul · 2009 · Turkish
Çanakkale Savaşı Kanlısırt Muharebesi, 25 Nisan 1915
Turkish-language study of the Battle of Anzac Ridge (Kanlısırt) on 25 April 1915, from the Ottoman perspective. Translation of The Battle of Anzac Ridge (AMHP, 2007).
Australian Military History Publications · 2007
The Battle of Anzac Ridge
Peter's first book. A close-grain study of the 25 April 1915 Anzac landing and the fighting on Anzac Ridge from both the Australian/New Zealand and Ottoman sides, drawing on Turkish primary sources.
About
Peter Damian Williams.
Born 1957, Hobart. BA, Dip. Ed, MA, PhD. Taught history in the Northern Territory and in Japan. His publications include eight books and articles, chapters and commissioned reports (–) on the Pacific War, Kokoda, and Gallipoli. Contributes to the Sydney Morning Herald and Wartime. Consults on Australia’s military history — past clients include the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Lives in Canberra.