Erich Hartmann wasn’t just a skilled pilot—he was a phenomenon. With 352 confirmed aerial victories, the German Luftwaffe ace became the deadliest fighter pilot in history during World War II. Flying ...

October 1942. A lone Messerschmitt Bf 109 screams across the Russian sky, fuel gauge plunging toward empty. Inside the cockpit, 20-year-old Erich Hartmann sweats as Soviet tracers blaze past his ...