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Synopsis
Ryuji Nagatsuka did not know, when he made an application to become a pilot in October 1943, that by the following autumn Japan’s situation in the war would be so critical that the role for which he was destined would be part of the most incomprehensible phenomenon of the hostilities – that of a suicide pilot, known to the world as a kamikaze.
He and his fellow kamikaze pilots had to be highly trained to crash exactly on target and to evade dense anti-aircraft fire. In this way, thirteen US warships were sunk, and 174 damaged, in the Battle of Okinawa.
Here, in this extraordinary document, Nagatsuka gives us a unique insight into what it was that enabled these young men to die for their country in such a way – and to do so willingly.
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Ryuji Nagatsuka joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1944 and was trained as a kamikaze pilot.
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I was a Kamikaze
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I was a Kamikaze: the Knights of the divine wind / translated from the French by Nina Rootes ; with an introduction by Pierre Clostermann
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I was a Kamikaze: the Knights of the divine wind / translated from the French by Nina Rootes ; with an introduction by Pierre Clostermann
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 212, [8]p ; 23cm. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Japanese. Japan. Nihon Rikugun K k butai. Shimbu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. Nagatsuka, Ry ji 1924-. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 472591
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I Was a Kamikaze. The Knights of the Divine Wind
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback 1973. Clean & tight. Flat pages are a little FOXED. No inscriptions. JACKET SPINE IS FADED. Jacket has a little edge wear. Front flap is priced: £2.50. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref D136. I Was a Kamikaze. The Knights of the Divine Wind by R. Nagatsuka. Translated from the French by Nina Rootes. Introduction by Pierre Clostermann. Published by Ableard-Schuman, London. This book has the ISBN: 0200719580. Seller Inventory # 047312
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