Jayforce: New Zealand and the Military Occupation of Japan 1945-48 By Laurie Brocklebank.

Jayforce: New Zealand and the Military Occupation of Japan 1945-48 By Laurie Brocklebank.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997, First Edition. VERY SCARCE.

Good softback, binding firm, no inscriptions, a little shelf-wear, tiny corner creases, minor marks, light foxing to first and last few pages, small crease to top corner of a few pages, pale stain and light rippling to bottom corners of the Appendices to the Index section. 262 pages, illustrated.

Based on official records and personal diaries and recollections, Jayforce traces the reasons for New Zealand's participation in the military occupation of Japan following the Second World War, and the steps taken to fulfill the commitment, first by sending troops from Italy, then by recruitment in New Zealand.

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