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[Kirana]

Bought This at An actuion, its from 1942 and in near perfect condition. Anyone else know if there's another one like it?

[Greji]

Bought This at An actuion, its from 1942 and in near perfect condition. Anyone else know if there's another one like it?

You might try browsing around the CBI web site. They show it at http://cbi-theater-2.home.comcast.net/booklet/guide-to-china.html

[Taro Toporific]

Bought This at An actuion, its from 1942 and in near perfect condition. Anyone else know if there's another one like it?

I found a scanned version of the Pocket Guide to China on the Web.

It looks like one of books of the Department of Defense's "Pocket Guide" series. The Japan Pocket Guide (1950) is a hoot with useful phrases: "How much for you and your sister both?"
1950 Vintage Pocket Guide to JAPAN Military Manual

A Pocket Guide To Japan With Full Color Plates - Dated 1963
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[Greji]

useful phrases: "How much for you and your sister both?

Ahh, could you just give me a price quote on the sister?

[Charles]

useful phrases: "How much for you and your sister both?

Ahh, could you just give me a price quote on the sister?

How much for your women?

[Mulboyne]

Slate: A weeklong electronic journal

... Far more amusing was the unexpected find we made while cleaning out our office at home yesterday. It's a pocket-size Japanese phrase book, published on Feb. 28, 1944, and issued to Kevin's Uncle Bill Carroll, a U.S. Marine who served in Japan during the postwar occupation. Kevin's Aunt Dot found the dogeared copy in her attic one day, and she gave it to us when we were assigned to go to Japan. We should note that the book clearly states, by order of Gen. George C. Marshall, that no part of the book may be reprinted without permission from the War Department. Damn the torpedoes: We're willing to risk a nasty note from the War Department.
What were we teaching soldiers like Uncle Bill to say to the Japanese in those days? Well, our personal favorite is "Don't try any tricks!" There were also things like "Obey or I'll fire!" and "I want it fried in deep fat" and "Give my horse water!"
By far the most perplexing part is "Section 8: Landing a Plane." It's hard to imagine an American pilot bearing down on an unknown Japanese landing strip thumbing through this little orange phrase book, trying his best to spit out "Chijoo fuusoku wa doredake arimasu ka?" to find out "What is your surface wind velocity?" Not to mention the fact that, if the pilot didn't know how to ask the question, how did he suppose he was going to understand the answer? Still, there it is, right along with "What air field is this?"
Maybe the most telling phrase, a sign of things to come for decades in U.S.-Japan relations, is, "Here is a receipt. The U.S. government will pay you."

[kurohinge1]

Slate: A weeklong electronic journal...

That reminded me of this bit from Monster Sub Found Off Hawaii:

... When I got to know the Japanese officers better, I found out that part of my problem was that our interpreter instructors had been taught by elderly Japanese-American ladies who spoke only old fashioned, honorific Japanese. Instead of barking orders in proper quarterdeck style I'd been most respectfully and politely requesting. The puzzled Japanese must have thought we were a boarding party from Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore under orders from Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.: ...

[Kirana]

In a more Intresting note I found it had a rather ofensive coment. " How to spot ajap." Was the topic title. And now I've found Pocket Guides to Iran, South Africa and Egypt. I'm wondering if there is a market for these things.

I dident want to post the comic section cuz I thought some people might find it offensive. I'm not Japanese but I have enough respect for anyone who is that I wouldent want to hhurt any feelings.

If you guys want to see what it actually looks like then I could show you. I followed the link that had the same page cover and what not to what was in the book but it dident mention the Cartoon propoganda.