Saburo sakai books list of books by author saburo sakai. Editions for samurai 055324664x mass market paperback published in 1985, kindle edition published in 2018, 1591147557 hardcover published in 2010. Written by martin caidin from saburo sakais own memoirs and journalist fred saitos extensive interviews with the fighter pilot, samauir. Pacific wrecks dogfight between saburo sakai and james.
I obviously had not read sakai s biography, samurai. Written by martin caidin from saburo sakais own memoirs and journalist fred saitos extensive interviews with the world war ii fighter pilot, samurai. Saburo sakai, japanese fighter pilot who reached out to create ties. The six million dollar man, lost in space, and many other books, magazine articles, and. Sakai says in his book samurai, that he did not attack any planes on this date or time, caidin. He was the highest scoring japanese ace to survive the. The image is kindness of andrew wilson df on the key to a good fighter plane by far the most important thing for a good fighter plane is its range. The book states that on the night of august 1415, 1945, the evening before tokyos surrender, sakai and an ensign jiro kawachi intercepted a b29 and shot it down.
Saburo sakai was survived by his second wife haru, two daughters, and a son. Sakai had 28 aerial victories including shared by official japanese records, while his autobiography samurai. Lt saburo sakai served as a combat pilot with the japanese armed forces. Follow saburo sakai and explore their bibliography from s saburo sakai author page.
The book states that on the night of august 1415, 1945, the evening before. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Samurai is another book you wont be able to put down. He saw a blonde woman and her child among the passengers.
Caidin was an airplane pilot as well, and bought and restored a 1936 junkers ju 52 airplane. Claims have been made that his autobiography samurai. Saburo sakai was born august 26th 1916 in the farming village of nishiyoka in the saga prefecture on kyushu island, japan. Long ago, there was a young lady name tokoyo who grew up with her father, who was a samurai. Saburo sakai was born on 25 august 1916, in saga, japan.
Japanese pilot, saburo sakai, relates his experiences from china through the end of the war. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. In his foreword, for example, caidin pounces on the fact that the american pilot colin kelly didnt sink the battleship. The book also claims to be an illustrated edition but there appear to be no photographs or other illustrations present. The photo shows sakai as a sergeantpilot in china and is reproduced is from a telephone card given out as a favor at his memorial service in 2002. Saburo sakai became a living legend in japan during world war ii. With over 60 victories and over 20 confirmed kills, saburo sakai. Mar 16, 20 i obviously had not read sakais biography, samurai. Saburo sakai and his coauthor martin caidin paint a vivid and enthralling picture of the japanese side of world war ii. The main authors credit for the book should be saburo sakai, though, not martin caiden and it needs a huge and i do mean huge number of scanning errors correcting in the text.
Saburo sakai was born into one of japans great samurai warrior families and became one of his country s greatest ww2 pilots and the only one to survive the war. Sakai remarried and with his wife haru had a daughter, michiko, who was. Autobiography of japans fighter ace saburo sakai pages 160162. Sakai came from a family descended from samurai, japans ancient warrior class. Sakai had sent his daughter to college in the united states to learn english and democracy. Piloting a mitsubishi a6m zero was hairraising enough, with its notorious lack of armor and selfsealing fuel tanks, but flying one while bleeding to death, down one eye, and fading in and out of consciousness is the kind of experience saburo sakai, legendary japanese fighter ace, places the reader in through his autobiography and memoir, samurai. Young samurai is a series of martial artsactionadventure stories written by chris bradford, set in 17th century japan, following the exploits of an english boy, jack. One fateful day, the samurai was framed into making the emperor ill and weak, thus he was banished to a faraway island.
Written by martin caidin from saburo sakai s own memoirs and journalist fred saitos extensive interviews with the world war ii fighter pilot, samurai. It is an informative, inspiring and thrilling read. He had, by his accounting 3,700 hours flying time, with at least 1,500 hours of that in zeros. Sakai was the imperial navys fourthranking ace and japans second leading fighter pilot to survive the war after tetsuzo.
If you havent already done so, go ahead and buy it. It describes the life and career of saburo sakai, the japanese combat aviator who fought against american fighter pilots in the pacific theater of world war ii, surviving the war with 64 kills as one of japans leading flying aces. Dec 10, 2010 saburo sakai, the pilot i admire the most, signed my book. In 1985 sakai told historian henry sakaida, what was written in samurai. Sep 22, 2000 saburo sakai died of a heart attack in 2000, following a u. This wellwritten, first person memoir covers sakai s early life and entire war experience from his brutal pilot training in the 1930s to the attack on pearl harbor and firebombing of. Two zeros were shot down in the battle, and the b32 was seriously damaged.
If your read his book you understand they had less. Through most of his flying career he flew the famous mitsubishi zero in its various models. The book is an oversized paperback, roughly 11 x 8, and has a wonderful painting on the cover of sakai and his zero rocketing upwards after he was horribly wounded attacking a. Samurai the personal story of japans greatest living fighter pilot by saburo sakai, martin caidin, fred saite and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tokoyo became miserable, because she loved her father so much. Saburo sakai was born august 16th 1916 in the farming village of nishiyoka in the saga prefecture on kyushu island, japan. Nimura remarks in this beautifully written book, they became hybrid by nurture, at home neither in their. The samurais daughter the japanese story collection. Legendary zero pilot saburo sakai was japans most recognized ace, but few knew the. Saburo sakais 500 mile trek back to rabual from guadacanal in his crippled zero is a testimony to the man and to the nature of war. Navy formal dinner where he had been an honored guest at atsugi naval air station. Jan 31, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of saburo sakai books online.
I was hearing it for the first time as the interpreter and was almost in tears hearing this beautiful story of a mothers love and devotion, and sakais vision of her in his great moment of need. He was taught to live by the code of bushido, which he defined in his book, samurai. Samurai saburo sakai pdf saburo sakai with martin caidin fred saito. Military history ibooks new ed by sakai, saburo isbn. Posted from berlin, december 10, 2010 links to the books and authors. The book was not published in japan and differs from his biographies there. I first wrote my sister to ask if she would go in with me to cover the cost of. The story of saburo sakai provides for the first time an intimate look into the other side. One feels both the deep dedication of sakai to the samurai spirit and to his sense of duty, as well as his keen awareness of the folly of the war.
Its the japanese version of the first and last and the reader follows sakais career from the early days of japanese victory to the wars conclusion. Sublieutenant saburo sakai was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace gekitsuio, of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii. Sublieutenant was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace gekitsuio, of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii. May 09, 2019 the story of saburo sakai provides for the first time an intimate look into the other side.
Martin caidin was an american author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Easy to read and as sakai had changed to us navy friend he wanted to see his career in more neutral eyes. This book tells the highly abridged version of sakais wartime service by author martin caiden in englis that was first published in 1957 and reprinted many times since. He came from a family descended from a long line of samurai, japans ancient warrior class. Sakai, born in 1916, hoped to escape the poverty of life in his rural village by enlisting in the imperial japanese navy at age 16. Hardcover edition, out of print, available from re. A true living legend whose daughter married an american again illustrates the. Saburo sakaithe ace japanese pilot who shot down 64 american, australian. Though they were, each of them, purebred daughters of the samurai, janice p.
Sakai came to prominence in 1957 when his memoir, samurai. I obviously had not read sakais biography, samurai. Discover book depositorys huge selection of saburo sakai books online. A couple of months ago a friend loaned me a magazine with an article about modern fighter pilots compared to wwii pilots. Saburo sakai, the pilot i admire the most, signed my book.
The two of the lived very happily, and the samurai raised his daughter well and taught her how to be strong. He was taught to live by the code of bushido, which he defined in his book. There she married an american, and gave saburo two americanborn grandchildren. The wildcat was clinging grimly to the tail of a zero, its tracers chewing up the wings and tail. Everyone at the event was an aviation fanatic and had read the book and knew the story well. Dogfight between saburo sakai and james southerland august 7, 1942 excert from samurai.
Winged samurai is one of my favorite books in my small but growing library of all things jnaf. Aug 20, 2012 piloting a mitsubishi a6m zero was hairraising enough, with its notorious lack of armor and selfsealing fuel tanks, but flying one while bleeding to death, down one eye, and fading in and out of consciousness is the kind of experience saburo sakai, legendary japanese fighter ace, places the reader in through his autobiography and memoir, samurai. Interview with saburo sakai project news read only war. I was hearing it for the first time as the interpreter and was almost in tears hearing this beautiful story of a mothers love and devotion, and sakai s vision of her in his great moment of need. This book covers the life of sabruo sakai during the period of his prewar flight training to the end of wwii. Saburo sakai was survived by his second wife haru, two daughters, and a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It describes the life and career of saburo sakai, the japanese combat aviator who fought against american fighter pilots in the pacific theater of world war ii, surviving the war with 64 kills as one of japan s leading flying aces. Current edition of sakais autobiography, the acclaimed book by saburo sakai and martin caidin.
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