Original technical manual 'Handbook on Japanese Military Forces' (Washington: United States Government Printing Office), 1944. 401pp. 4to. This hardcover edition issued by the War Department contains ‘Restricted’ information on a huge range of Japanese war materiel, the organization of the Japanese army, transport, tactics, defenses, etc. Equipment, weapons, firearms, etc. are all examined in-depth, with photographs and cutaway drawings included. Armor, artillery, uniforms and insignia are also shown, some plates in color. A very exhaustive study. In tan cloth-covered boards lightly foxed on the first few pages, else very good. A superb reference resource.