Imperial Japanese Army Regimental Photo Book “7th Infantry Regiment” 1939 For Sale

This is an original Imperial Japanese Army regimental photo book,

titled “Senjin (Battle Dust)”, published in 1939 (Showa 14).

The book documents the activities of the 7th Infantry Regiment,

a long-established infantry unit of the Imperial Japanese Army based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.

■ About the 7th Infantry Regiment

The 7th Infantry Regiment was one of Japan’s permanent infantry regiments,

serving as a core ground unit from the Meiji period through the early Showa era.

During the late 1930s, the regiment was mobilized overseas and took part in extended field operations,

including urban movement, security duties, and logistical operations.

This volume records those activities from the regiment’s own perspective,

making it a valuable primary historical source rather than a later compiled history.

■ Contents & Highlights

The book contains a large number of period photographs and materials, including:

• Urban marches and ceremonial movements
• Soldiers advancing through city streets and rural terrain
• Trench construction and field positions
• Transportation scenes (trains, bridges, river crossings)
• Aerial photographs showing cities, railways, and infrastructure
• Military facilities, monuments, and local landscapes
• Tactical movement maps illustrating operational routes
• Period music notation and written commentary

These images provide a rare visual record of Imperial Japanese Army field life and operations in the late 1930s.

■ Historical Context (Late 1930s)

Published in 1939, this book reflects a time when Japanese military operations had become prolonged and large-scale.

Rather than focusing solely on combat, it documents the daily realities of deployment, including logistics, occupation duties, and long-distance movement.

Because of this, the book is especially valuable for researchers interested in:

• Military logistics and infrastructure
• Urban and rural landscapes of East Asia in the 1930s
• Regimental-level military history
• Original wartime photography

■ Condition

• Large format (approx. 28 cm tall)
• Visible age wear, toning, and handling marks consistent with pre-war publications
• No major missing pages
• Complete and suitable for reference, study, or collection

Please review photos carefully.

■ Summary

An authentic pre-WWII Imperial Japanese Army regimental photo book,

offering rare first-hand visual documentation not often found outside institutional collections.

Highly recommended for:

• Military history collectors
• Researchers of pre-war Japan
• Archivists and advanced collectors of original photo books

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