Japanese Propaganda Book 1943 Phil. Campaign

[VeeVee]

Every once in a while a seller from Japan lists this item on ebay. It's a Japanese commemorative magazine about the Philippine campaign, published in 1943. It has about 140 photos, some of which I'm sure we haven't seen published elsewhere. I never win the item, it always goes way up in bidding.

Here are some small pics I saved. You can make out some pretty good photos. The wrecks of American planes look interesting. Also, check out the overturned car/truck... look slike a Model T Ford or something:

[legionnaire]

WOW! Great pics Vic! Thanks for sharing the pics ;D Did you know that the Ortegas have these magazine in their Manila residence!

Philip

[VeeVee]

I just won a WWII Japanese military magazine on ebay. Similar to this and from the same seller, but not all of the magazine is about the Philippine campaign. I'm looking forward to the pictures it may have of Bataan though.

[VeeVee]

I finally won this Philippine Campaign Japanese magazine on ebay for a whopping $21 (instead of the $100+ that is usually goes up to).

I can't wait to get it. I'll post any good and rare photos in better detail when I get it.

[legionnaire]

I could have bid against you for it! ;D Thanks for not telling me. Please post pictures of Philippine troops.

Philip

[VeeVee]

You can borrow it from me

[legionnaire]

You can borrow it from me

Hehehehe ;D Just let me know when?

Philip

[VeeVee]

I received the book a few days ago but haven't had the time to photograph and share some of the pictures. It's not a magazine as I thought, it's a book! Lots of WWII pictures I've never seen before. It also came with cut and pasted English captions/translation.

[VeeVee]

Here are some pictures:

[VeeVee]

More pictures:






Mt Samat on the left, Mt Mariveles in the background. As seen from the Japanese lines from the North. Notice the smoke all over the front lines near the base of Mt. Samat.

[legionnaire]

Great pics Vic!!! To see some rare photos of the war in Bataan. My Alma matter UST. And those destroyed halftracks

Thank you for showing keep them coming!

Philip

[VeeVee]

Here you go. More pics:







I'm surprised they printed pictures of anti-Japanese billboards they found.

[VeeVee]

More pictures. I thought the Flying Tigers in China were the only ones who painted shark's teeth on their P-40's.







This one shot shows the magnificent view of Corregidor's tail surely from the top of Malinta hill.

[VeeVee]

Here are the last of the pictures I took of the book:

[rickthelibrarian]

Note the M3 Stuart tanks in one of the last pictures. The Japanese captured several of them and found them much more reliable than their own tanks. One or two, supposedly, took part in the landing on Corregidor.

I also have the same book - I purchased it about 20 years ago. I found the pictures of prisoners and captured equipment interesting. The pictures of piles of U.S. weapons was taken at Mariveles. If you look carefully, you can identify numerous U.S. weapons, besides the large pile of M1917 rifles, which probably was from a Filipino unit which surrendered.

The "Tiger Shark" markings on the P-40: they were actually fairly common. The British used them on P-40s in North Africa - supposed the first to do so. The P-40 in the picture was reportedly on of 2-3 flown to Manila from Mindanao by captured U.S. pilots. They were covered all the way by Japanese fighters!

My copy of the book came with a stapled translation of the Japanese characters and captions.

[kerwin]

nice find sir.