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MEMOIRS of a
KAMIKAZE
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MEMOIRS of a
KAMIKAZE
A World War II Pilot’s Inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation
KAZUO ODACHI with Shigeru Ohta and Hiroyoshi Nishijima translated by Alexander Bennett and Shigeru Ohta
The Tuttle Story “Books to Span the East and West”
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
ISBN 978-1-4629-2149-2
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© 2016 Hiroyoshi Nishijima, Shigeru Ohta
English translation rights arranged with FUYO SHOBO CO., LTD.
Through Japan UNI Agency, Inc., Tokyo
English Translation © 2020 Alexander Bennett and Shigeru Ohta
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