Samurai! (Classics of Naval Literature)
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THE GRIPPING SAGA OF THE RISE AND FALL OF THE JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE CAREER OF ONE OF ITS BEST FIGHTER ACES
Written by Martin Caidin from Saburo Sakai's own memoirs and journalist Fred Saito's extensive interviews with the World War II fighter pilot, Samurai! vividly documents the chivalry and valor of the combat aviator who time after time fought American fighter pilots and, with 64 kills, would survive the war as Japan's greatest living ace. Here are the harrowing experiences of one of Japan's greatest aces: from fighter pilot school -- where the harsh training expelled over half of his class -- to the thrilling early Japanese victories; from his incredible six hundred mile fight for life from Guadalcanal to his base in Rabaul, to the poignant story of the now-handicapped veteran's return to the air during the final desperate months of World War II. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Samurai! (Classics of Naval Literature),Saburo Sakai,Naval Inst Pr,0870215973,1916-,Aerial operations, Japanese,Biography,Biography/Autobiography,Fighter pilots,History - Military / War,Japan,Military - General,Military - World War II,Military Aircraft - World War II,Personal narratives, Japanese,Sakai, Saburo,,World War, 1939-1945,Sakai, Saburo
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