The First and the Last: Germany's Fighter Force in the Second World War

Galland, Adolf

ISBN 10: 1841450200 / ISBN 13: 9781841450209

Published by Cerberus Pub, 2005

About this Item

THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. This book is in good condition and aside from some minor rubbing on the edges of the covers it shows little signs of wear. The pages are clean and bright and the binding is sound. Galland never adhered to Nazism but was a courageous pilot who, because of his principles, eventually flew the Me 262 jet aircraft when Hitler ordered the Defence of the Reich. His story is written in such a manner as to convey the stark reality of aerial warfare at its most desperate. Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland (1912 -1996) was a German Luftwaffe General and one of the greatest flying aces of World War II. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western and the Defence of the Reich fronts. On four occasions he survived being shot down, and he was credited with an astonishing 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies. He is a legend of air combat, and this is his heroic story. First published in 1954, this is a reprint of the original edition and not any revised version. It was a best-seller in 14 languages and sold three million copies. It was also very well received by the British and American airforces as a frank and honest statement of how the war was won and lost in the air. Time magazine, too, called this book "The clearest picture yet of how the Germans lost their war in the air.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First and the Last: Germany's Fighter Force in the Second World War
• Publisher: Cerberus Pub
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841450200
• ISBN 13: 9781841450209
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The incredible saga is told by the Luftwaffe's commander of fighter forces himself.

Adolf Galland was a legendary hero, an air ace with 104 victories and a dauntless leader of other men. This is his own story of Germany's war in the air, from smashing victories in Poland and France to the last desperate battles to save the Reich.