Gunther Rall: A Memoir, Luftwaffe Ace and NATO General

Amadio, Jill

ISBN 10: 0971553300 / ISBN 13: 9780971553309

Published by Tangmere Productions/Virginia Bader Co., Santa Ana, CA., 2002

About this Item

xxiv + 423 pp., endpapers, b/w photos & illus., facsimiles, bib., index. The authorized biography of the third greatest air ace in World War II (275 kills) and in fact all of aviation history. This is the limited & numbered edition, #635 of 1,000 copies, & signed by Rall on the f.f.e.p. Rall is now deceased. Black half-cloth w/green boards hardcover in fine cond., d/w in fine cond. All in a dark green clored slipcase in fine cond.

Seller Inventory # 8508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gunther Rall: A Memoir, Luftwaffe Ace and NATO General
• Publisher: Tangmere Productions/Virginia Bader Co., Santa Ana, CA.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971553300
• ISBN 13: 9780971553309
• Binding: Half-Cloth
• Edition: Limited
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation
  • World War II

About this title

Synopsis

Gunther Rall, fighter ace and NATO general, waited fifty years before authorizing this first biography that chronicles almost a century of his life and coincides with some of the most dramatic moments in the history of the twentieth century. His story spans a childhood in a defeated country, two world wars, the calamity of the Nazi regime, the Cold War, the jet age, his distinguished service as a NATO military representative, his work with the US Air Force, and chief of the new German Air Force. This third ranking ace of all time, who fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, vividly describes aerial dogfights and his 275 victories, being shot down eight times, having his back broken in three places, and the loss of his left thumb.
The biography includes Rall's perspective of global affairs that a lifetime of public service has shaped and other reflections.

About the Author

Jill Amadio has written six books. She has published articles with the Washington Times, Newsday, Gannet newspapers, Conde Nast, and other publications. She was an editor for the Bangkok Post and has lived in South America, Spain, and South-east Asia. She currently lives in Southern California.