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Title: Samurai!!
Post by: SKurj on March 26, 2001, 04:03:00 PM

Looks like Samurai, Sakai's story has been reprinted, saw it in chapters today.

SKurj

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: funked on March 26, 2001, 06:06:00 PM

A new translation or Caidin's butchered ripoff?

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: AKSeaWulfe 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?
Thanks!
-SW

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: Karnak on March 26, 2001, 06:23:00 PM

Looks like Caidin's ripoff.

 

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From Amazon.com:
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
-Karnak

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: funked 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.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: Toad 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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Title: Samurai!!
Post by: batdog 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.

 batdog

Title: Samurai!!
Post by: CRASH on March 27, 2001, 09:01:00 AM

Good book, bought it a few months ago.

CRASH