STAND EASY - AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN 1945

A SIGNIFICANT POST-WAR PUBLICATION ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN CANBERRA IN 1945, DOCUMENTING THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING JAPAN'S DEFEAT AND THE CONCLUSION OF THE PACIFIC WAR. THIS OFFICIAL MILITARY PUBLICATION WAS DISTRIBUTED TO AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES PERSONNEL AND REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE TRANSITION FROM WARTIME TO PEACE.

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
- PUBLISHER: AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, A.C.T.
- DATE: 1945
- FORMAT: CLOTH-BOUND HARDCOVER WITH GILT LETTERING
- ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTAINS COLOUR AND MONOCHROME ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING MILITARY ARTWORK AND CAMPAIGN MAPS

CONTENT:
THE PUBLICATION FEATURES DETAILED CAMPAIGN MAPS SHOWING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE, COLOUR PLATES DEPICTING MILITARY SCENES AND PERSONNEL, AND COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY'S ROLE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE WAR AND THE IMMEDIATE POST-WAR PERIOD. MAPS INCLUDE STRATEGIC THEATRE OVERVIEWS AND SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTATION WITH PRINTED LEGENDS AND TACTICAL ANNOTATIONS.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
TWO COPIES ARE OFFERED: ONE BOUND IN GREEN CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING, THE OTHER IN BLUE CLOTH BOARDS. BOTH RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL BINDING AND PAGE STRUCTURE. THE INTERIOR PAGES FEATURE A MIX OF PRINTED TEXT, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND COLOUR PLATES. MAPS ARE PRINTED ON HEAVIER STOCK AND REMAIN INTACT AND LEGIBLE.

CONDITION:
BOTH COPIES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. THE GREEN COPY SHOWS TYPICAL AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE CLOTH BOARDS AND GILT LETTERING, WITH MINOR FOXING TO THE EXTERIOR. THE BLUE COPY IS IN MARGINALLY BETTER CONDITION WITH LESS PRONOUNCED FADING. PAGES THROUGHOUT BOTH COPIES REMAIN FIRMLY BOUND AND FULLY LEGIBLE. NO MAJOR TEARS, LOSSES, OR WATER DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE BINDING STRUCTURE IS SOUND AND THE BOOKS REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL FOR READING AND REFERENCE.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS PUBLICATION REPRESENTS AN OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RECORD OF THE POST-WAR TRANSITION PERIOD, ISSUED DURING A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. THE INCLUSION OF DETAILED CAMPAIGN MAPS AND MILITARY ILLUSTRATIONS MAKES THIS A VALUABLE PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR RESEARCHERS AND COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY AND PACIFIC WAR DOCUMENTATION.

PROVENANCE:
THE GREEN COPY BEARS HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION TO THE FRONT ENDPAPER, SUGGESTING THIS WAS A PERSONAL COPY ISSUED TO OR RETAINED BY AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICEMAN. THIS ADDS TO THE HISTORICAL INTEREST AND AUTHENTICITY OF THE LOT.

Item Size: Height: 29cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+7

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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