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Offline SKurj

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« on: March 26, 2001, 04:03:00 PM »
Looks like Samurai, Sakai's story has been reprinted, saw it in chapters today.

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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2001, 06:06:00 PM »
A new translation or Caidin's butchered ripoff?
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2001, 06:17:00 PM »
Is there a decent translated version? I haven't bought the book, although I would like to, because I'm afraid it would turn out like some of the translations from German aviators. (Helmut Lipfert's diary.. I find myself re-writing sentences so they make sense)

Funked, you seem to know the book, is there only one translation or is there one that's pretty good?
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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2001, 06:23:00 PM »
Looks like Caidin's ripoff.

 
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Written by Martin Caidin from Saburo Sakai's own memoirs and journalist Fred Saito's extensive interviews with the World War II fighter pilot,...

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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother

Bring the Spitfire F.MkXIVc to Aces High!!!

Sisu
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      Drift through my woman's hand,
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2001, 07:19:00 PM »
Actually I've never read it!  I read a discussion about it once with some people who had read the original in Japanese, and that's where I got that opinion.  I'll probably buy a copy regardless.  
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2001, 11:19:00 PM »
I enjoyed the Caidin version much more than the original Japanese issue.

Of course, I can't read or speak Japanese.

 
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!

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Samurai!!
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2001, 06:31:00 AM »
 I read a paper back years ago... but I cant remember who wrote it. It was in English... but I really liked it. It seemed up front and it gave an excellant view of the "other" side it seemed.

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Of course, I only see what he posts here and what he does in the MA.  I know virtually nothing about the man.  I think its important for people to realize that we don't really know squat about each other.... definately not enough to use words like "hate".

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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2001, 09:01:00 AM »
Good book, bought it a few months ago.

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