Japanese Books, Paper & Photographs

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1945 United States Army booklet entitled "Nansei Shoto (Ryukyu Islands Ð Loochoo Islands): A Pocket Guide" This book was given to servicemen taking part in the April 1, 1945 invasion of these Japanese islands. The book gives a...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II surrender leaflet dropped by the United States on Japanese soldiers warning of the industrial might of the US as evidenced by construction of increased ships and aircraft. The front of the leaflet is printed in black and...

ARTIFACT: This is a late World War II propaganda leaflet dropped by the United States on Japanese cities prior to the ferocious bombing attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The front of the leaflet is printed in bright red and shows a ghastly scene of...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 copy of the United States Army Technical Guide (TM 30-341) entitled "Japanese: A Guide to the Spoken Language". It covers many useful Japanese words and phrases and examples of words on road signs. This booklet has some...

ARTIFACT: Interesting lot of WWII Japanese artifacts that were originally the contents of the pouch of a Thousand Stitch Belt. The four individual pouches are filled with bug repellant powder, the light green (open) pouch is a condom wrapper, a wooden...

ARTIFACT: Scarce early WWII Japanese Cavalry Manual for Horse Riding 1938, revised 193Forward by Army Minister Itagaki. The manual has a black paper treated cover featuring gold kanji on the front and an impression on the reverse and a staple bound...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1943 Japanese War Worker 'Yearbook' from Japanese International Aviation Industry factory school for aviation trades. The front of the book shows an aircraft and below Japanese kanji. The 74 pages show photographs of workers, many images...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II photograph of a group of four Japanese Imperial soldiers. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3" in height by 4-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Photograph. ATTACHMENT: None...

ARTIFACT: Rare United States Prisoner of War (POW) postcard from an Imperial Japanese Army POW Camp in Fukuoka, Japan. The postcard was sent from a US Civilian POW to his sister in Detroit, Michigan. The name of the POW is Eric Lehtola and the postcard...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II photograph of a Japanese Imperial Navy aviator. It is named on reverse (Akiyosi Nisikawa) and dated 1944. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3-7/8" in height by 2-13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II photograph of a Japanese Imperial Navy sailor. It is named on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 3-3/4" in height by 2-3/4" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Photograph...

ARTIFACT: 1946 ??? 1947 Jane's Fighting Ships, large, just-post WWII edition. This edition was published by the "United States of America and Canada by the MacMillan Company in New York and by Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. LTD. in London". The book...