Saburo sakai autographed book

The book was not published in japan and differs from his biographies there. Saburo sakaisakai saburo in japanese language was a great,very great pilot in ww2 his first big victory was to survive in ww2 how many dead pilots but. Saburo sakai meets the sbd gunner who wounded him at guadalcanal. We are offering a hand signed limited edition hard bound edition of samurai by. The number 64 was arrived at by martin caidin, coauthor of sakais autobiography.

Saburo sakai, one of the japanese navys leading aces left rabaul that. The unforgettable saga of japans greatest fighter pilot by saburo sakai, martin caidin, fred saito and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This wellwritten, first person memoir covers sakais early life and entire war experience from his brutal pilot training in the 1930s to the attack on pearl harbor and firebombing of. The insights from the japanese side of the pacific war are extremely educational. Sakai had 28 aerial victories including shared by official japanese records. 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. Sakais account of the rise and fall of japanese naval aviation has not lost any of its riveting impact in the nearly 60 years since. Dogfight between saburo sakai and james southerland august 7, 1942 excert from samurai. I noticed in amazement that the betties were carrying bombs instead of the torpedoes normally used to attack ships.

Saburo sakai became a living legend in japan during world war ii. The number 64 was arrived at by martin caidin, coauthor of sakai s autobiography. Editions for samurai 055324664x mass market paperback published in 1985, kindle edition published in 2018, 1591147557 hardcover published in 2010. Its not everyday that two men, who tried to kill one another in world war ii, would meet and shake hands like old friends. 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 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. Saburos display table had his original torn flight helmet along with his incendiary or tracer bullet marked goggles and his blood stained silk muffler that he wore when he was shot up by a usn sbd rear gunner over.

I havent seen one of these in years, he said as he autographed the. I read samurai by saburo sakai in 1957 and loved the reality of the zero cockpit during a dog fight. Signed photo of saburo sakai 5x7 autographed photo. Saburo sakai archive luftwaffe and allied air forces. 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. Faced with the prospects of a desolate rural life, he enlisted in the imperial japanese navy at sixteen. Sep 22, 2000 sublieutenant saburo sakai sakai saburo, august 25, 1916 september 22, 2000 was a japanese naval aviator and flying ace gekitsuio, of the imperial japanese navy during world war ii. Aviation autographed books, pilot signatures, author signatures. He shot down 64 enemy aircraft, including the first b17 shot down in ww ii flown by capt. His total of 64 victories puts him in fourth place after warrant officer hiroyoshi nishizawa, 1 victories, lt. Autographed books page 5 roger bender book reports u.

This new book wings of the samuri is, again, very good. Pilots everywhere spoke in awe of his incredible exploits in the air. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. 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. One thing that makes this book fun is that if you have a lot of romantic illusions about japan or the samurai class this book will cure them. Oct 08, 2000 saburo sakai, a japanese fighter pilot in world war ii who said he shot down 64 allied planes, including one of each type the united states flew, but who later befriended the americans he once.

Saburo sakai was born august 16th 1916 in the farming village of nishiyoka in the saga prefecture on kyushu island, japan. Interview with saburo sakai project news read only war. Saburo sakai august 25, 1916 september 22, 2000 was a japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the imperial japanese navy. Its not everyday that two men, who tried to kill one another in world war ii. First off, let me say that this is one of the grand combat memoirs of world war iibut you knew that, right. Last flight from rabaul zero saburo sakai aviation autographs. Saburo sakai meets the sbd gunner who wounded him at guadalcanal by henry sakaida. 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. Aces stephen koschal, autograph authenticator, quality historical. Great book signed by 26 aces including kit carson, saburo sakai, hub. For example, they claim that had the americans invaded jima in the summer of 1944 the war. The book also claims to be an illustrated edition but there appear to be no photographs or other illustrations present. Voyager, norris, jack, selfpublished, 1988, fine soft cover,included is a 98 pg magazine the epic flight of the. 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.

Saburo sakai by jack fellows tainan air group samurai aviation art ap. His reply was that, like all aircraft, it depended on altitude and the condition of plane, engine,and propeller. Besides the chesty puller autographed book i listed here a while back i also have this autographed book by saburo sakai signed by saburo and the author and my profile picture shows me meeting him. Claims have been made that his autobiography samurai.

Winged samurai is one of my favorite books in my small but growing library of all things jnaf. The book has been hand signed and numbered in pencil out of 200 copies. Luckily for sakai, he was not assigned to a naval carrier. He was almost killed over guadalcanal, and became known as the angel of death. 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. Saburo sakai sakai saburo in japanese language was a great,very great pilot in ww2 his first big victory was to survive in ww2 how many dead pilots but he is an ace with a record of victories. He has signed the photo in english and again in japanese. The personal story of japans greatest living fighter pilot by saburo sakai, martin caidin, fred saite and a great selection of related books.

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. On december 8, 1941, sakai flew one of 45 zeros from the tainan kokutai that attacked clark airfield in the. Saburo sakai, a japanese fighter pilot in world war ii who said he shot down 64 allied planes, including one of each type the united states flew. Like me, you will find some of his exploits unbelievable except that they actually did occur. When i met saburo sakai and bought an autographed print, i asked him how fast the zero was. According to the excellent book eagles of the southern sky by luca ruffato michael claringbould. Tetsuzo iwamoto, 80, and petty officer 1st class shoichi sugita, 70. A signed photograph of saburo sakai, 20th century,together with a book by sakai entitled samurai, originally published in 1957 and reissued in 1996. Samurai is another book you wont be able to put down.

Great book signed by 26 aces including kit carson, saburo sakai, hub zemke, tex hill, robin olds. Get the best deals on collectible military autographs when you shop the largest online selection at. Time signed the art of zootopia book bas loa autographed disney. Saburo sakai meets the sbd gunner who wounded him at. Galland, adolf, hartmann, eric, sakai, saburo colorful raf cover, postmarked 1271975 with a. Over 250 photos of the aces and the planes they flew. Greetings cardsakai, saburo, japanese navy fighter acephoto greetings card made in the usa highest scoring surviving japanese air ace of the second world war who was blind in one eye. Sakai was the imperial navys fourthranking ace and japans leading fighter pilot to survive the war. 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. Autobiography of japans fighter ace saburo sakai pages 160162. Jan 10, 2018 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. Aviation autographed books, pilot signatures, author.

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. 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. I received enough mail about the colonel to have written a book about his exploits. Sakai enjoyed a singular and most cherished reputation among fighter pilots. Saburo sakai and his coauthor martin caidin paint a vivid and enthralling picture of the japanese side of world war ii.

This is a picture of the greatest japanese fighter squadron in wwii. I was very glad to find that martin caidens 1957 book samurai. This rare and hard to find book is signed by 10 us aces and 3 germans including. A couple of months ago a friend loaned me a magazine with an article about modern fighter pilots compared to wwii pilots.

Of all japans aces, saburo sakai is the only pilot who never lost a wingman in combat. We took up our positions a small distance behind the bombers. Japanese zero pilot saburo sakai, shot down by eight dauntless tailgunners. The wildcat was clinging grimly to the tail of a zero, its tracers chewing up the wings and tail. Maiden forced landing rc topflite giant scale zero saito 3 cyl radial 60cc deano at cmac 2015 duration. Two zeros were shot down in the battle, and the b32 was seriously damaged. After that blog was published, i received enough mail about the colonel to have written a book about his exploits. By douglas martin, october 8, 2000 saburo sakai, a japanese fighter pilot in world war ii who said he shot down 64 allied planes, including one of each type the united states flew, but who later befriended the americans he once fought, died in tokyo on sept. By 1937 he had graduated at the top of this his enlisted pilottraining class, and he quickly saw combat in china.

Pacific wrecks dogfight between saburo sakai and james. Sakai admitted that he was a poor student and, lacking other options, enlisted in the imperial japanese navy ijn in 1933. Find great deals on ebay for saburo sakai and pappy boyington. Mar 10, 2012 joe foss and saburo sakai i have previously written a small anecdote concerning colonel david hackworth. While stationed on rabaul tainan kokutai hiroyoshi nishizawa, ota, saburo sakai. He came from a family descended from a long line of samurai, japans ancient warrior class. By douglas martin, october 8, 2000 saburo sakai, a japanese fighter pilot in world war ii who said he shot down 64 allied planes, including one of each type the united states flew, but who later befriended the. Interview with saburo sakai project news read only. The samurai illustrated story of greatest zero pilot sakai saburo book. 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. The bombs confused me, since i knew very well how difficult it could.

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. Sakai was the imperial navys fourthranking ace and japans second leading fighter pilot to survive the war, surpassed only by tetsuzo iwamoto. If you havent already done so, go ahead and buy it. Upon completion of harsh recruit training, he reported aboard the battleship kirishima. Sakai saburo to render his name in proper japanese order was born to an impoverished kyushu farming family in 1916. Up for auction is a rare autographed black and white photo of saburo sakai in his flight gear.

Japanese aces signed photos saburo sakai rare signed 8 by 10. Join facebook to connect with saburo sakai and others you may know. He was one of three from his original unit who survived the war. Saburo sakai was born into an impoverished samurai family in 1916. Saburo sakai is an extraordinary pilot with bravery coursing through his veins. Warrant officer saburo sakai is the most famous japanese pilot and was one of the few high scorers to survive the war. Heres several pictures i thought some of you might like to see of saburo sakai and his flight gear that i took when i met him in person at a yakima washington air show in 1989. Hopefully, pretty much the same thing will happen this week when i tell my small story about general joe foss. Make offer 7 time signed the art of zootopia book bas loa autographed disney. Buy online, view images and see past prices for a signed photograph of saburo sakai, 20th century.