Herman the German "This fascinating and amusing account of his life is told by a colorful and highly capable German who became one of America's most successful technical managers in the development of jet engines for aircraft." -David S. Lewis Chairman General Dynamics Corporation "Not only has Gerhard Neumann's life been filled with exotic and exciting adventures, but he was a highly successful engineer and ex-ecutive-truly a superior individual and one of my favorite people." -Sanford N. McDonnell Chairman, McDonnell Douglas Corporation "Readers of Gerhard's book will probably come to the same conclusion I formed while doing business with him; there is still room in industry for free spirits." -T. A. Wilson Chairman, The Boeing Company