Adolf Galland was the Commander of the Luftwaffe's Fighter Force and one of the greatest flying aces of World War II. He flew in 705 combat missions and fought both on the Western Front and the Defense of Germany front. He survived being shot down on four occasions and was credited with an astonishing record of 104 aerial victories. Sharp and fearless as a leader, he did not hesitate to come into direct confrontation with both Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler himself. For this reason, the Luftwaffe command dismissed him, placing him under house arrest, but later was forced to call him back to active duty to organize an elite unit of aces that was to take over the aerial defense of Berlin shortly before the fall. Being a legend of aerial combat, he offers an insider's view of his Wing's victories in Poland and France and the last desperate battles over Germany. The book was first published in 1954, became a bestseller in 14 languages selling millions of copies worldwide. Additionally, it was widely accepted by both the British and American Air Forces as a sincere and honest account from the "Other side of the hill."