Henry Sakaida

Author Henry Sakaida (October 19, 1951–August 28, 2018) was a World War II historian. In total, he wrote 14 books and countless articles about veterans.

Published Works

  • Winged Samurai : Saburo Sakai and the Zero Fighter Pilots (Champlin, 1985)
  • Pacific Air Combat WWII : Voices From The Past (Specialty Press, 1993)
  • The Siege of Rabaul (Specialty Press, 1996)
  • Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45 (Osprey, 1997)
  • Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–45 (Osprey, 1998)
  • Aircraft of the Aces : Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–1945 (Osprey, 1999)
  • B-29 Hunters of the JAAF (Osprey, 2000)
  • Aces of the Rising Sun 1937–1945 (Osprey 2002)
  • Genda’s Blade: Japan’s Squadron of Aces : 343 Kokutai (Classic Publications, 2003)
  • Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45 (Osprey, 2003)
  • Heros of the Soviet Union 1941–45 (Osprey, 2004)
  • I-400 Japan’s Secret Aircraft-Carrying Strike Submarine – Objective Panama Canal (Hikoki, 2006) with Gary Nila and Koji Takaki
  • The Rescue of Ed Mikes (Pacific Wrecks, 2020) with Donna Mikes Musil