Shots fired in anger

Shots fired in anger: A rifleman's view of the war in the Pacific, 1942-1945, including the campaign on Guadalcanal and fighting with Merrill' Marauders in the jungles of Burma (revised and expanded 2nd edition, 1981) by John B. George

Fascinating first person account of two very difficult infantry campaigns.

A large part of the book is detailed analyses and comparisons of Japanese and American weapons and eqiuipment.

The author had complete disdain for the Japanese soldier. The author notes the Japanese preference for repeated suicidal frontal assaults that wasted manpower better used in the defense.

The author describes how the most formidable foes were the environmental ones: heat, humidity, mud, infection, disease.