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Wings of Defeat Independent Lens, San Francisco, Calif., 2009, available from www. edgewoodpictures.com/wingsofdefeat, $24.95. Veteran Mitsubishi A6M Zero pilot Shigeyoshi Hamazono claimed to have survived grueling campaigns in the Solomon and Philippine islands because of his constant urge “to win.” Kazuo Nakajima was a 16-yearold boy eagerly training to be a Japanese navy pilot when …
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