Author: JAPANESE ARMY CIVIL DEFENCE [HEIHO] HANDBOOK SHOWA 2602 [1944]:
Title: Marilah membela Tanah Air Kita, dengan darah daging Kita! Kitab penoentoen pembelaan Tanah Air Oentoek oemoem
Description: S.I. [Djakarta], Osamu 1602 [2602] Butani, Boelan 12, Tahoen 19 Shioowa =, 1944. Small 8°. Original illustrated limp wrappers. Stapled. 188pp. Many monochrome drawings in text, featuring army military field tactics on behalf of the so-called Heiho, indonesian auxiliary army group, formed and organized by the japanese military administration and occhypying army in Indonesia, some music scores with covals in text of which an anti British-U.S. song and the original Heiho military hymn with music scores and vocals at rear end, double-page front endpaper map with legenda illustrating the allied and japanese positions during the Paficic war, japanese anti British-U.S. cartoon on endpapers, another anti U.S. coloured cartoon on lower outer cover with text in japanese characters, table of contents. Indonesian language illustrated textbook about a variety of defensive actions by auxiliary indonesian troops called Heiho, including armed civilians versus invading allied U.S. and British troops in occupied Indonesia at the end of the Pafific war, 1944. Rare. (copy a little bit soiled and worn).

Keywords: militaria textbook handbook guerilla troops heiho pafificwar occupation japan auxiloiarytroops civilians war history colonialism indonesia southeastasia occupation propaganda