Jumat, 15 September 2017

WWII Book Review: Samurai!

Samurai! By Saburo Sakai. 384 pp. Naval Institute Press, 2010. $24.95. A supreme Japanese ace, Saburo Sakai logged more than 200 dogfights and 1,500 hours flying his deadly Zero. His memoir, first published nearly 50 years ago, captures his warrior and human sides.The tales of his life and heroism are legend and legion: His epic …

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