1941 - 1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A JAPANESE NEWSMAN DETAILING THE JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE OF PEARL HARBOR, MIDWAY, GUADALCANAL, THE EASTERN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

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On offer is a super, original, unique manuscript relic of WWII Japanese war effort being a handwritten diary of Japanese newsman for the period from December 8 (Japan time), 1941, to the spring and summer of 1942 noting the major events including Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Eastern Solomon Islands, the beginnings of New Guinea campaign, naval engagements with the USS Saratoga, Yorktown, North Carolina and more. The entries seem to end around late summer of 1942 and there is an interesting postmark in the volume for December 8th, 1942 (one year after Pearl Harbor). Since this was written during wartime, in order to conserve paper, the writer used inverted pages from an old office ledger. The 97 page book measures 6¼ x 9 inches and has it's original covers and title slip, contents complete, and overall G+. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, PEARL HARBOR, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMONS, NEW GUINEA, , MIDWAY, WORLD WAR 2, WWII, WORLD WAR II, JAPAN, JAPANESE, JAPANESE WAR EFFORT, RISING SUN, NIPPON, NIPPONESE, PACIFIC THEATER, PACIFIC THEATRE, USS SARATOGA, YORKTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA, REPORTER, NEWSMAN, WAR REPORTER, JOURNALIST, JOURNALISM, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY,antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, papel. Show more