I Was a Kamikaze by Nagatsuka

NY: Macmillan Publishing. 1st American edition stated on cohyright page. VG minus due to a circular blind-stamp on the front endpaper and a rubber-stamp Withdrawn notice and light wear. Light wear to dj. . VG Minus. Hardcover. 1st Amer, Ed - Stated. 1974.

New York: Macmillan, 1974. From jacket: "an aura of mystery has long surrounded the kamikazes, the legendary "Knights of the Divine Wind" who were the scourge of the U.S. Navy. They left a trail of death and destruction in the Pacific, particularly off Okinawa, as they crashed their planes against our battleships...What kind of men where these suicide pilots?" Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. 212 pages plus two sections of black and white photographs. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First American. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardback. Good.

MacMillan Publishing Company, 1974-03-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Minor wear to binding. Light soiling on edges of text block. Price clipped dj lightly worn around edges. Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. translated by Nina Rootes, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. hardcover in price clipped DJ, 1st American edition 1974 as stated, 212 pages with photo illustrations and statistics, no handwriting, price written on top outside edge of FEP, remainder mark on bottom page deck, age tone and drip mark on rear top edge of DJ

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. 1st Am. Ed. Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 212 pp. Book has very slight right lean and minor wear. Clean interior. Dust jacket is bright with light wear.

MacMillan Publishing Company. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0025882805 . Book has small slant, remainder dot to top page ends, pages toning; DJ has mild toning, small wrinkles to spine; b/w photos ; 212 pages .

MacMillan. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1974. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover in fine black cloth, tight binding, clean, fresh and unmarked pages, covers have no discernible wear, top edge dusty, else VG+++++ in VG+++ DJ, which now is in clear mylar Brodart-type archival jacket protector. A solid copy. Illustrated with photos; interesting appendix in back telling of number of planes and ships destroyed by Kamakazie pilots. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First American Edition Stated . Hard Back. Fine/Very Good. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4. 212 pages. Black cloth with silver lettering. Appendix with Statistics of Suicide-Planes and Results Claimed. Photographically illustrated dust jacket with unclipped price $6.95. Black and white photographs. Introduction by Robert Leckie. Translated from the French by Nina Rootes. Autobiographical account by one of the few surviving Kamikaze pilots of World War II. The author was a Japanese high school student when all students were drafted into the war, he decided to apply for training as a pilot, the student pilots were rushed into combat at the time suicide attacks became a policy. During the battle of Okinawa, 2,571 Japanese pilots crashed their planes, sinking 23 U.S. warships.

British: New English Library, 1975. Solid with small pin holes and creases on the right edge of the front cover, otherwise the covers show light wear.. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Good- Very Good.