The front cover and the spine suffer from insect damage, which includes loss along the outer edge, and part of the title on the head of the spine; the front cover is also rubbed, while the back carries minor wax drops as well as a remnant sticker from an Italian bookshop. The pages are lightly tanned. Internally the book is clean and solid. A title in the Fighting Forces Series. From the front cover: "A Ruthless Fanaticism Governs the Jqpanese Empire." Originally published by Viking Press, this is a special edition made available to the members of the armed services only.