Samurai! (CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE)

Samurai! (CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE) by Sakai, Saburo. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780870215971.

Written by Martin Caidin from Saburo Sakais own memoirs and journalist Fred Saitos 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 Japans greatest living ace. Here are the harrowing experiences of one of Japans 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 veterans return to the air during the final desperate months of World War II.