Adolf Galland was a 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 on the Defense Front of Germany. He survived four crashes and was credited with an impressive record of 104 aerial victories. Sharp-eyed and fearless as a leader, he did not hesitate to confront both Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler himself. For this reason, the Luftwaffe's leadership dismissed him, placing him under house arrest, but later he was forced to call him back into active duty to organize an elite unit of aces that would take over the aerial defense of Berlin shortly before its fall.

Being a legend of aerial conflicts, it offers an insider's look at the victories of his Wing in Poland and France and in the final desperate battles over Germany. The book was first published in 1954, became a bestseller in 14 languages, selling millions of copies worldwide. In addition, it was widely accepted by the British and American Air Force as a sincere and honest testimony from the "Other Side of the Hill".