{"product_id":"rocket-fighter-the-story-of-the-messerschmitt-me163-by-mano-ziegler-1961","title":"ROCKET FIGHTER: The Story of the Messerschmitt Me163 by Mano Ziegler 1961","description":"\u003cp\u003eROCKET FIGHTER: The Story of the Messerschmitt Me163\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Mano Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\ntranslated by Alexander Vanags\u003cbr\u003e\nforeword by Lieut.-Gen. Adolf Galland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 083681619\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket  \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Arms and Armour Press 1961, English edition 1976\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 165 w x 230 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 161\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2504\/0633\/B920\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThe development and history of the of the world's first operational rocket-powered interceptor, the Messerschmitt Me163.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Me163 was developed and tested by the Germans in absolute secrecy. As the Second World War drew to a close the Luftwaffe high command pinned its last desperate hopes on this deadly new flying machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMano Ziegler, one of the few men to survive the Me 163's initiation in battle, tells the story of the brave pilots pushed to the limits of physical endurance --- men who, bound by duty and driven by courage, experienced high-altitude velocities and air pressures no human body had ever before endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with only light wear on clipped dust jacket and faint marks on page edges, otherwise as new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e   \n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450899218724,"sku":null,"price":79.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/122334.jpg?v=1783761631","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/rocket-fighter-the-story-of-the-messerschmitt-me163-by-mano-ziegler-1961","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}