"I believe this is the most important book ever written about a fighter pilot and is even more remarkable because it is about the top ace of all time, who lived these experiences. I recommend this book as an excellent addition to aviation history."
Adolf Galland, General of the Fighter Arm of the Luftwaffe from 1941 to 1945, and personal friend of Hartmann.

During World War II, a Luftwaffe pilot achieved a combat record so remarkable that he earned the distinction of being named the top fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. Erich Hartmann, known as the "Blond Knight of Germany or Black Devil" by his opponents, achieved the astonishing result of 352 confirmed kills.

Hartmann's incredible combat record earned him the coveted Diamonds to the Knight's Cross, but his wartime achievements reflect only a part of the drama that marked his life and career. Now, finally, the story of Germany's "Blond Knight" is recorded by the award-winning authors of the books "Fighter Aces of the USA" and "Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe." You will relive Hartmann's extraordinary aerial achievements, the trials he endured during his ten-year imprisonment in the Soviet Union after the war, and his subsequent role in the development of the new West German Air Force.

Illustrated with many historical photographs -many of which come from Hartmann's personal archives-, depiction drawings, and statistics on the aircraft he shot down, the book "Blond Knight or Black Devil" is a contribution to modern history.