"Herman the German" is the story of Gerhard Neumann, the man who eventually became the head of General Electric's jet engine group. After graduating from a German university as a mechanical engineer, he was recruited for the Flying Tigers in China during World War II. After a special act of Congress made him a U.S. citizen, he spent 31 years working for General Electric. In this book, he tells his incredible story during World War Two and defines his theories on management and labor relations. Photographs are included. This copy is clean and solid with light shelfwear to the jacket.

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Title: HERMAN THE GERMAN. Enemy Alien, U.S. Army Master Sergeant #10500000
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, NY
Publication Date: 1984
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0688016820
ISBN 13: 9780688016821
Binding: Cloth
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Recruited by General Claire Chennault to service the engines of the "Flying Tigers," the German-born aeronautical engineer recounts his service in the OSS and his thirty-one years at G.E., where he engineered the design and production of jet engines

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