“I believe it is important here to tell of Sakai’s attitude toward his present position as Japan’s greatest living ace. Sakai feels that he was simply fortunate to survive the losing war, the devastating air battles fought from 1943 on. There were many other great Japanese aces — Nishizawa, Ota, Takatsuka, Sugita, and more — who fought until the long odds of incessant air battles caught up with Sakai, SaburÅ . Samurai! (p. 8). Potamic Press. Kindle Edition. ”
