WWII Imperial Japanese Army Calligraphy Manual Book Military Spirit Training

  

Own a Piece of History. This is an original 1937 Imperial Japanese Army military calligraphy manual titled Rikugun Gunjin Shokan (Army Personnel Calligraphy Guide).

It was used to train soldiers in not only penmanship but also spirit, loyalty, and patriotism through nationalistic slogans and imperial poems-including verses attributed to Emperor Meiji. Each page features brush-script examples of phrases such as.

(Serve the Emperor, be devoted to the nation). These were not just exercises in handwriting, but tools to indoctrinate recruits into the Imperial military ethos. This book offers insight into the psychological preparation of Imperial Japanese soldiers prior to and during WWII.

An essential item for military historians, collectors, and researchers of Japanese wartime ideology. Condition: Some stains, writing marks, and burns from ink stamps. Shows signs of age, but text remains legible and strong.