HMAS Australia under attack by Betty bombers during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
A view of the bridge on HMAS Australia taken later in the war. The CO, Captain Dechaineux, seen in the centre with sunglasses on, was later killed during a Kamikaze attack at Leyte Gulf.
There were many Japanese war painters like the war correspondents/photographers attached to the army and the navy during the war. Their works still tell us not only the atmosphere of the battle fields but social conditions of those days.
This painter, Tsuguharu Fujita aka Léonard Foujita, was so energetic and cooperative with the military that he had been substantially deported from Japan after the war was over.
Very nice Shinpachi, top 2 using colors to reflect the mood. I'm not sure what the style used for the bottom 2 is called but I've always liked it in Japanese art
Very nice Shinpachi, top 2 using colors to reflect the mood. I'm not sure what the style used for the bottom 2 is called but I've always liked it in Japanese art