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DescriptionThis is an original 1933 Japanese publication containing prison writings and related material by men involved in the May 15 Incident, a coup attempt in which young Imperial Japanese Navy officers and their associates assassinated Japan’s Prime Minister.In Japan, the event is widely known as the May 15 Incident.The book is titled:“The People of the May 15 Incident and Prison Memoirs”It was issued in Showa 8 (1933) by Shinchosha as a special supplement to the November issue of the magazine Hinode, and was edited by Yoshio Sato.The May 15 Incident took place on May 15, 1932. Young naval officers and other participants attacked government targets, including the Prime Minister’s residence, and Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai was assassinated.The event became an important turning point in prewar Japanese political history, occurring during a period when party government was weakening and military influence over national politics was increasing.What makes this publication particularly interesting is its date.This is not a postwar historical study written decades later. It was published only about a year and a half after the incident, while the defendants, military trials, imprisonment, and public debate surrounding the case were still contemporary events.Its contents include sections concerning:Prison memoirs
The thoughts of naval personnel
Visits to the families of the defendants
Scenes from the naval court-martial
The events of May 15The book also contains period photographs of people connected with the incident, including portraits in naval uniform, family photographs, handwritten material, and contemporary commentary.For a modern collector, this is more than a book explaining the May 15 Incident.It preserves how the perpetrators, their families, the military justice system, and Japanese society were discussing the event while it was still unfolding.Because it was produced in 1933, it offers a very different perspective from later historical accounts.There is age-related toning and wear, and one page has damage along the edge. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.A compelling primary-period piece for collectors and researchers of Imperial Japanese Navy history, prewar Japanese politics, military justice, political violence, and the rise of military influence in 1930s Japan.A coup attempt remembered not decades later, but while its participants were still behind bars.Own a Piece of History.Shipping
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