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PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-100870215973

ISBN-139780870215971

eBay Product ID (ePID)596750

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleSamurai

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

TopicMilitary / World War II

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorSaburo Sakai, Martin Caidin, Fred Saito

Book SeriesClassics of Naval Literature Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN90-045882

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal940.544

SynopsisWritten 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.

LC Classification NumberD792.J3S3 1991