The First and the Last the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945
Adolf Galland; Translated by Mervyn Savill
- New York Ballantine Books 1954
- 280 p
- Ballantine F193 .
Translation of Die Ersten und die Letzten.
A fearless leader with 104 victories to his name, Galland was a legendary hero in Germany's Luftwaffe. Now he offers an insider's look at the division's triumphs in Poland and France and the last desperate battle to save the Reich. "The clearest picture yet of how the Germans lost their war in the air".--Time.