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The Typhoon of War

Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War

By: Lin Poyer,Suzanne Falgout,Laurence Marshall Carucci

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The Typhoon of War

Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War

By: Lin Poyer,Suzanne Falgout,Laurence Marshall Carucci

World War II was a watershed event for the people of the former Japanese colonies of Micronesia. The Japanese military build-up, the conflict itself, and the American occupation and control of the conquered islands brought rapid and dramatic changes to Micronesian life. Whether they spent the war in caves and bomb shelters, in sweet potato fields under armed Japanese guard, or in their own homes, Micronesians who survived those years recognize that their peoples underwent a major historical transformation. Like a typhoon, the war swept away a former life. The Typhoon of War combines archival research and oral history culled from more than three hundred Micronesian survivors to offer a comparative history of the war in Micronesia. It is the first book to develop Islander perspectives on a topic still dominated by military histories that all but ignore the effects of wartime operations on indigenous populations. The authors explore the significant cultural meanings of the war for Island peoples, for the events of the war are the foundation on which Micronesians have constructed their modern view of themselves, their societies, and the wider world. Their recollections of those tumultuous years contain a wealth of detail about wartime activities, local conditions, and social change, making this an invaluable reference for anyone interested in twentieth-century Micronesia. Photographs, maps, and a detailed chronology will help readers situate Micronesian experiences within the broader context of the Pacific War.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824821688

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9780824821685

Memories of War

Micronesians in the Pacific War

By: Suzanne Falgout,Lin Poyer,Laurence Marshall Carucci

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Memories of War

Micronesians in the Pacific War

By: Suzanne Falgout,Lin Poyer,Laurence Marshall Carucci

Micronesians often liken the Pacific War to a typhoon, one that swept away their former lives and brought dramatic changes to their understandings of the world and their places in it. Whether they spent the war in bomb shelters, in sweet potato fields under the guns of Japanese soldiers, or in their homes on atolls sheltered from the war, Micronesians who survived those years know that their peoples passed through a major historical transformation. Yet Pacific War histories scarcely mention the Islanders across whose lands and seas the fighting waged. Memories of War sets out to the fill that historical gap by presenting the missing voices of Micronesians and by viewing those years from their perspectives. The focus is on Micronesian remembrances—the ritual commemorations, features of the landscape, stories, dances, and songs that keep their memories of the conflict alive. The inclusion of numerous and extensive interviews and songs is an important feature of this book, allowing Micronesians to speak for themselves about their experiences. In addition, they also reveal distinctively Micronesian cultural memories of war. Memories of War preserves powerful and poignant memories for Micronesians; it also demonstrates to students of history and culture the extent to which cultural practices and values shape the remembrance of personal experience.

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0824863585

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Memories of War

Micronesians in the Pacific War

By: Suzanne Falgout,Lin Poyer,Laurence Marshall Carucci

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Micronesians in the Pacific War

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Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing

Measurement and Tuning

By: James H. Laros III,Kevin Pedretti,Suzanne M. Kelly,Wei Shu,Kurt Ferreira,John Van Dyke,Courtenay Vaughan

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Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing

Measurement and Tuning

By: James H. Laros III,Kevin Pedretti,Suzanne M. Kelly,Wei Shu,Kurt Ferreira,John Van Dyke,Courtenay Vaughan

In this work, the unique power measurement capabilities of the Cray XT architecture were exploited to gain an understanding of power and energy use, and the effects of tuning both CPU and network bandwidth. Modifications were made to deterministically halt cores when idle. Additionally, capabilities were added to alter operating P-state. At the application level, an understanding of the power requirements of a range of important DOE/NNSA production scientific computing applications running at large scale is gained by simultaneously collecting current and voltage measurements on the hosting nodes. The effects of both CPU and network bandwidth tuning are examined, and energy savings opportunities without impact on run-time performance are demonstrated. This research suggests that next-generation large-scale platforms should not only approach CPU frequency scaling differently, but could also benefit from the capability to tune other platform components to achieve more energy-efficient performance.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447144929

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9781447144922

The Typhoon of War

Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War

By: Lin Poyer,Suzanne Falgout,Laurence Marshall Carucci

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Micronesian Experiences of the Pacific War

By: Lin Poyer,Suzanne Falgout,Laurence Marshall Carucci

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0824865138

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9780824865139

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