The First and the Last
by Adolf Galland
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History. Military. Nonfiction. 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.Tags
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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.
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General Adolf Gallano was a German WWII fighter ace and commander of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force. At the end of the Second World War Galland was one of the few to fly the Messerschmilt 262 jet fighter in combat and had shot down 104 enemy planes. Davio C. Isby has been working as a military historian since 1970. He has worked on a wealth of war show more simulations and is the author of a number of military books, including G.I. Victory. Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires. Leave No Man Behind, Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army, and Ten Million Bayonets. He lives in Arlington. Virginia. show less
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- Canonical title
- The First and the Last
- Original title
- Die Ersten und die Letzten
- Alternate titles
- The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945
- Original publication date
- 1953
- People/Characters
- Adolf Galland; Ernst Udet
- Important places
- France
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); Fall of France (1940-05-10 | 1940-06-22); Battle of Britain (1940)
- Related movies
- Battle of Britain (1969 | IMDb)
- Original language
- German
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.544943 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II Air operations Operations of specific countries Europe
- LCC
- D787 .G313 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
- BISAC
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- Reviews
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- (4.00)
- Languages
- 7 — Czech, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 35
- ASINs
- 25
