Jill Amadio

This biography by author Jill Amadio describes the life and times of the third top-scoring fighter ace of World War II, Gunther Rall. Chronicling almost a century of his life from 1918 to the present, the book spans Rall's childhood in Germany, his service in the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, his capture by the Americans, and his subsequent service as a general with NATO who helped to develop the F-104 jet, and later became head of the new German Air Force. The 2002 biography includes Rall's perspective on current global affairs. Don Lopez, Deputy Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum calls the writing "excellent" and the book an important milestone in aviation and world history. Aviation author and Curator at the museum, Von Hardesty, said, "Rall's vivid memory...is captured in this biography. He occupies a special niche among the celebrated military pilots of the twentieth century."
Rall praises the book as "well written. It deserves my deepest gratitude and I have the greatest respect for Jill Amadio."