I purchased this from this site in June of this year. I have read through it, and there are some stains and folds. Please refer to the photos. There are no markings, and there is no problem with reading it. The "Cowra breakout," in which Japanese POWs were massacred in Cowra, Australia during the Pacific War. This is a heartfelt non-fiction work that meticulously interviews surviving former Japanese POWs to uncover the truth of the event, which is not mentioned in Japanese history textbooks.