1932 Imperial Japanese Army Officer Journal National Socialism Study Alaska Map For Sale

Original 1932 Imperial Japanese Army Officers’ Internal Journal (May Issue, No.692)

Published in May 1932 (Showa 7), this restricted publication was distributed only to Army officers through the internal network of the Imperial Japanese Army.

It documents the intellectual and ideological foundation of the military elite during the early Showa era—right after the Manchurian and Shanghai Incidents.

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🔹 Contents

• “A Study on National Socialism — by Army Lieutenant Fukumoto Kameji, exploring how Japan interpreted National Socialism and fused it with the Emperor-centered state ideology.

• “The Foundation of the National Polity (國體の基礎)” — political essay linking morality, hierarchy, and imperial duty.

• Battlefield photographs from the Shanghai Incident and Manchurian campaigns: tanks, river crossings, infantry assaults, and field engineering.

• “The Truth of the Three Bomb Heroes (爆弾三勇士)” — the famous propaganda story promoting self-sacrifice and loyalty.

• Strategic Map: “ALASKA Airfield Chart (1932)” — showing flight routes across the Arctic and Pacific regions, evidence of Japan’s early global air strategy interest.

• New Weapon Section: early photos of Japanese tanks and artillery (1931–1932 models).

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🔹 Background

This issue was released under the influence of Army Minister Sadao Araki, whose ideological reforms emphasized spiritual nationalism and total war preparation.

Araki was later designated a Class-A war crimes suspect after World War II.

The issue represents the period when Japanese military thought began merging nationalism, socialism, and imperial ideology, foreshadowing the militarized politics of the 1930s.

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🔹 About the Publication

• Type: Imperial Japanese Army Officers’ Internal Journal (非売品・将校向け資料)

• Date: May 5, 1932 (Showa 7)

• Issue No.: 692

• Publisher: Kaikosha Foundation (Imperial Army Officers’ Association, Tokyo)

• Size: 22 × 15 cm

• Pages: 94

• Language: Japanese

• Condition: Good for age – light stains, toning, and minor folds consistent with original officer use.

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🔹 Significance

This issue is a primary source for studying the ideological evolution of the Imperial Japanese Army — blending political essays, battle photography, and aviation strategy in one volume.

Its inclusion of the “Alaska Airfield Chart” makes it especially rare among early 1930s Japanese military publications.

Ideal for collectors and researchers of:

• Imperial Japanese Army documents

• Manchurian and Shanghai Incident materials

• Pre-WWII Japanese ideology and propaganda

• Early Japanese aviation and military maps

💡 A rare 1932 officer-only Army journal combining ideology, strategy, and photographic documentation — a direct window into Japan’s military mindset on the eve of global conflict.

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