World War II Stories: The Banzai Hunters - The Forgotten Armada of Little Ships That Defeated the Japanese, 1944-45. Are there are still areas of World War II history which remain unexplored by historians and journalists? It would appear that there are! This is an account of the activities of the British "little ships" and their crew who harassed Japan's coastal supply routes and defences along the Arakan coast 1943-45. The 12 operations described highlight their immense resourcefulness and bravery despite those hotchpotch crews, inadequate supplies and unfamiliar terrains, and also the astute courage and wariness of the occupying Japanese. With black-and-white sketch maps and photographs, bibliography and index.