American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

53 reconnaissance photos from the Battle of Okinawa. Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Each approx. 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (excellent condition with only very minor wear to edges and corners). Each captioned in negative: VD-5 Sortie - L Day - Okinawa 1 April 1945 - Obliques Rest. Roll No. 0493." Includes views of capital ships, transports, and landing craft, some singly, most in formation, plus shots of the beaches and immediate interior of Okinawa.

[With:] Captured Japanese partly-printed calendar diary with numerous entries in Japanese. Various locations, 1943 (Showa 18). 32mo (3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.). Maps and illustrations of traditional and patriotic scenes. Original illustrated brown paper wrappers (front hinge separated, light creasing to rear board). Rear free endpaper stamped, "Examined in the Field Passed by Joint Intelligence." -- Saipan Army Air Defense Corps Command Communications Network. [サイパン陸軍防空隊指揮用通信網要圖]. [Saipan], n.d. 15 3/8 x 21 1/16 in. manuscript map in red and blue pencil on graph paper (minor creasing). Titled in Japanese in pencil. English note to verso reads: "Saipan / AA positions." -- Peleliu Chorographical Materials [ペリリュウ島兵要地誌資料圖]. N.p.: N.p., 1944 (Showa 19). 21 1/2 x 28 7/8 in. map printed in black and red on two sheet joined at center (creasing, a few stains, minor toning). Pencil note in Japanese to lower-left corner, dated 4 December n.y. The Battle of Peleliu occurred between 15 September and 27 November 1944 as a part of Operation Forager. The 1st Marine Division and the 81st Infantry Division met pronounced resistance from Japan's island-defense tactics and well-crafted fortifications. -- 1944 Calendar issued by the Japanese occupation authority of the Philippines. 8 x 11 in. string-bound hanging calendar (pages unordered, tape repair at top, short tears and creasing at edges). Each page features a propaganda message, including the cover: "Without the victory of Japan, the independence of the New Philippines can not exist." -- Together, 4 captured items from a Japanese soldier. 

[Also with:] Index of United States Fleet. N.p.: Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet, 1 December 1944. 4to (8 x 10 1/2 in.). Marked "Confidential," the 128-page dossier includes a listing of all then extant US Navy vessels with commission dates, separated into classes, with most classes illustrated by a photo of a representative vessel. -- Guide to Japan. N.p: CINCPAC-CINCPOA, 1 September 1945. 4to. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial wrappers. A primer on Japan for American troops early in the occupation. Marked "Restricted." -- Together, 2 publications issued by the United States military for internal use.