Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inclusive of crown suspension 23

inclusive of crown suspension 23 mm (h) x 14

and the MP40

1948 but was released in 1953

retiring from service in 1920

Iron Crescent 1915

Prussia, Kingdom. The Pour le Mérite and Germany's First Aces, Author Signed Copy consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inclusive of crown suspension 23Hardcover, smooth black cloth cover, the award on the front cover and the text on both the spine and the back cover in gold colored ink, entitled "The Pour le Mrite and Germany's First Aces" by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Angolia (Retired) and Clint R. Hackney Jr., copyrighted by the author in 1984, First Edition, signed in blue ink by "John Angolia" and hand serial numbered in red ink "487" on page 4 as one of the first 500 copies of this edition,