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Samurai!
- Narrated by: Kevin Waites
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Saburo Sakai became a living legend in Japan during World War II. Pilots everywhere spoke in awe of his incredible exploits in the air. Of all Japan’s aces, Saburo Sakai is the only pilot who never lost a wingman in combat. For a man who engaged in more than 200 aerial combats, this was an incredible achievement. His remarkable book Samurai! written by Martin Caiden but with the assistance of Sakai and Fred Saito is a brilliant account of life as a Japanese pilot in the Second World War.
Samurai! charts Sakai’s remarkable life from his lowly, poor origins, to signing up with the military at the age of 16, to his conflicts with American aircraft over Guadalcanal where he had the heavy fragments of two 50-caliber machine gun bullets embedded in his skull, through to the moment when Japan eventually surrendered. For many listeners Samurai! will do much to bring the Pacific air war into new perspective. 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. Caidin was an airplane pilot as well, and bought and restored a 1936 Junkers Ju 52 airplane. Samurai! was first published in 1957, and Caidin passed away in 1997. Saburo Sakai was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace who had 64 aerial victories. He passed away in 2000.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-01-2022
Incredible history from a new perspective
A new view, for me, from the ‘other side’. The story of a proud man who showed incredible courage through times of victory and loss. Some insight for the aviation fan and a window to the culture of Japanese pilots during the Second World War. A very human view of a commonly dehumanised subject. Well narrated and written to maximise understanding of the often exciting, often horrific life of a pilot.
Only slight criticism is the quality of recording/editing from time to time - but this never significantly detracted from the listening experience.
Overall, I’d recommend this book without hesitation. A gripping and emotional listen!
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- James Gilbert
- 08-06-2022
Great story.
I really enjoyed this story from the Japanese point of view. I highly recommend it.
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- Zachary Pearse
- 09-12-2021
Funny editing
Excellent and interesting book. Funny to hear the narrator swearing and repeating himself when he makes a mistake in pronunciation.
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- B. Hestelow
- 08-11-2022
Samurai
Very Interesting Account from a Japanese Perspective….. I thouroughly Recommend this Book !
A Great Listen
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-2020
great read
A fascinating look at the air war in WW2 from the Japanese perspective. Caidin always was a great story teller. But this is fact not fiction.
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