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Saburo sakai was born august 16th 1916 in the farming village of nishiyoka in the saga prefecture on kyushu island, japan. Military history ibooks new ed by sakai, saburo isbn. 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. 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. 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. Caidin wrote the prose of the book, basing its contents on. Saburo sakai a zo ganet e japan, e saga dar 25 a viz eost 1916. Martin caiden and a great selection of similar used, new and collectible books available now at. Sakai had 28 aerial victories including shared by official japanese records, while his autobiography samurai.

Samurai is another book you wont be able to put down. Ensign saburo sakai, the leading living japanese ace of the second world war, is the only one who never lost a wing man during five years of aerial combat and more than 200 aerial engagements. The wildcat was clinging grimly to the tail of a zero, its tracers chewing up the wings and tail. 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 the gripping. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Interview with saburo sakai project news read only war. The americans raid rabaul samurai of the skies youtube. Saburo sakai was a japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii. Winged samurai is one of my favorite books in my small but growing library of all things jnaf. Faced with the prospects of a desolate rural life, he enlisted in the imperial japanese navy at sixteen. Samurai saburo sakai english download friends of pdf.

Saburo sakai is japans greatest fighter pilot to survive world war ii, and his powerful memoir has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring books ever written on the pacific war. Saburo sakai is an extraordinary pilot with bravery coursing through his veins. Sublieutenant saburo sakai was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace gekitsuio. As the new york times noted shortly after his death, sakai suffered a heart attack as he leaned across the table to shake hands with an american. The story of saburo sakai provides for the first time an intimate look into the other side. In the case of saburo sakai the most common number given is 64 but nearly all sources agree that this number was basically invented by martin caidin when he wrote samurai. First published in english in 1957, it gave americans new perspectives on the air war and on the japanese pilots who, until then, had. The family was poor, but intensely proud of their samurai heritage, according to mr. Like me, you will find some of his exploits unbelievable except that they actually did occur. According to japanese naval fighter aces by hata, izawa and shores, official records show that sakai had claimed 28 victories by the time he was wounded in action on 7 august. Sakai, by contrast, was flying and fighting on behalf of the evil unleashed by japanese militarism in the 1930s.

Saburo sakai s 500 mile trek back to rabual from guadacanal in his crippled zero is a testimony to the man and to the nature of war. Here you can find saburo sakai samurai shared files. I was a young boy when my maternal grandfather told me the story of how my father, lt. He came from a family descended from a long line of samurai, japans ancient warrior class. Over the course of three hours, he and i discussed a number of topics, almost all related to his exploits in the war, but to some broader issues as well.

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 dauntless formation over tulagi in august of 1942. Saburo sakai explains to his old squadron leader the new fighting tactics of the pacific air war. Saburo sakai and the zero fighter pilots is a book by henry sakaida dealing with the wartime history of saburo sakai and. Pacific wrecks dogfight between saburo sakai and james. Best download saburo sakai martin caidin fred saito. Includes more than 12 photographs of the author and his exploits. Written by martin caidin from saburo sakai s own memoirs and journalist fred saitos extensive interviews with the fighter pilot, samauir. Warrant officer saburo sakai is the most famous japanese pilot and was one of the few high scorers to survive the war. Btw, saburo flew with the real 343 kokutai of the ijn in ww2. Dogfight between saburo sakai and james southerland august 7, 1942 excert from samurai. Saburo sakai archive luftwaffe and allied air forces.

Sublieutenant saburo sakai, sakai saburo, 25 august 1916 22 september 2000 was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace gekitsuio, of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii. Saburo sakai samurai poster by basilbarfly redbubble. He may have been a great pilot and a masterful shooter, but his cause was vile. Saburo sakai died in 2000 at the age of 84 while attending a formal dinner at a u. Aug 27, 20 when asked if he remembered the incident, sakai replied that he did, and that he had thought about downing the plane for a brief moment, as higher command had instructed fighter patrols to down any and all enemy aircraft encountered, when he saw the waving hands and horrorstricken faces in the windows of the dc3, however, he was moved to mercy.

I read this story long time ago and it still brings tears to my eyes reading it again. Genda minoru and sakai saburo talk about the zero youtube. Saburo sakai 19162000 a oa ur blenier kirrinij japanat epad an eil brezelbed. A couple of months ago a friend loaned me a magazine with an article about modern fighter pilots compared to wwii pilots. Samurai saburo sakai english download language, english winged samurai. Sakai was the imperial navys fourthranking ace and japans leading fighter pilot to survive the war. Sakai, the third born of four sons, had three sisters. Saburo sakai was born on 25 august 1916, in saga, japan. Saburo sakai was born in saga, on the island of kyushu, in 1916 to a family that had turned to farming as changing economic and social conditions led to the passing of the warrior class. For example, they claim that had the americans invaded jima in the summer of 1944 the war. See more ideas about wwii, imperial japanese navy and world. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.

Written by martin caidin from saburo sakai s own memoirs and journalist fred saito s extensive interviews with the fighter pilot, samurai vividly documents the chivalry and valor of saburo sakai, 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. Only if all warriors had the heart and honor of mr. Saburo sakaithe ace japanese pilot who shot down 64 american, australian and dutch fighter planes during world war ii to become a. Two zeros were shot down in the battle, and the b32 was seriously damaged. Join facebook to connect with saburo sakai and others you may know. Sublieutenant saburo sakai was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii and was the highest surviving ace of the ijn. Saburo sakai august 25, 1916 september 22, 2000 was a japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the imperial japanese navy.

Comparative table for main types offighters aircraft length span engine max speed range armament number hp mph normalmax built. There are times when sakai s claims and memory seem suspect, just a little too detailed, but when you consider it. Saburo sakai books list of books by author saburo sakai. My quest began sometime shortly after world war ii. Navy airbase, in which sakai was a guest of honour. Saburo sakai simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saburo was 11 when his father died, leaving saburo s mother alone to raise seven children. Four different a6m2 zeros are alleged to have been flown by saburo sakai and documented by henry sakaida in his biography of sakai, winged samurai. He was the 4th best japanese pilot by number of enemy aircraft he shot down. By 1937 he had graduated at the top of this his enlisted pilottraining class, and he quickly saw combat in china. First published in english in 1957, it gave americans new perspectives on the air war and on the japanese pilots who, until then, had been perceived in the united states as mere caricatures. Oct 08, 2000 saburo sakai was born in saga, on the island of kyushu, in 1916 to a family that had turned to farming as changing economic and social conditions led to the passing of the warrior class. Jan 24, 2016 short interview from genda minoru and sakai saburo regarding the zero and its characteristics.

Its the japanese version of the first and last and the reader follows sakai s career from the early days of japanese victory to the wars conclusion. Saburo sakai was born on the 25th of august, 1916, in saga, japan, into a family of samuria ancestry, but who made a living as farmers. Editions for samurai 055324664x mass market paperback published in 1985, kindle edition published in 2018, 1591147557 hardcover published in 2010. On sunday, august 11th 1998, i had the unique pleasure of being invited to the tokyo home of mr. Of these four aircraft, only two are known by serial number. Saburo sakai and his coauthor martin caidin paint a vivid and enthralling picture of the japanese side of world war ii. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He had, by his accounting 3,700 hours flying time, with at least 1,500 hours of that in zeros. This book has been written by martin caidin from saburo sakais own memoirs and journalist fred saitos interviews with the fighter pilot. Caidin was an airplane pilot as well, and bought and restored a 1936 junkers ju 52 airplane. Saburo sakai is japans greatest fighter pilot to survive world war ii, and his powerful memoir has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring books ever written on the pacif. 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. Through most of his flying career he flew the famous mitsubishi zero in its various models.

Saburo sakai the merciful realistic battle discussion war. Saburo sakai the merciful realistic battle discussion. Sakai never overshot a landing or crashlanded any of the fighters he flew even when man andor machine sustained extensive damage. Tetsuzo iwamoto, 80, and petty officer 1st class shoichi sugita, 70. First off, let me say that this is one of the grand combat memoirs of world war iibut you knew that, right.

Autobiography of japans fighter ace saburo sakai pages 160162. 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. Martin caidin was an american author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Written by martin caidin from saburo sakais own memoirs and journalist fred saitos extensive interviews with the world war ii fighter pilot, samurai. Here are the harrowing experienceswritten by martin. His total of 64 victories puts him in fourth place after warrant officer hiroyoshi nishizawa, 1 victories, lt. According to sakaida, sakai san has flown a6m2 model 21s carrying tainan ku tail codes as follows. Lt saburo sakai served as a combat pilot with the japanese armed forces from 1934 to 1945 becoming the leading aviation ace in the pacific during. Samurai saburo sakai pdf saburo sakai with martin caidin fred saito. My father and i and saburo sakai american heritage.