Book description
Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was the most successful
fighter pilot of World War I, shooting down 80 enemy airplanes and
receiving more high decorations than any other German combatant.
In Red Baron: The Life and Death of an Ace, Peter Kilduff
tells the story of this courageous and charismatic man: his comrades
and enemies, the planes he flew, the battles he fought in, the
political climate that caused his eventual disenchantment and the
controversial circumstances of his death.
Containing previously unpublished photographs, drawings on new source
material from former East German state archives and making fresh
insights into existing sources, Red Baron is the most
up-to-date reference on the life of a legend.
Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was the
most successful fighter pilot of World War I, shooting down 80 enemy
airplanes and receiving more high decorations than any other German combatant.
In Red Baron: The Life and Death of an Ace, Peter Kilduff
tells the story of this courageous and charismatic man: his comrades
and enemies, the planes he flew, the battles he fought in, the
political climate that caused his eventual disenchantment and the
controversial circumstances of his death.
Containing previously unpublished photographs, drawings on new source
material from former East German state archives and making fresh
insights into existing sources, Red Baron is the most
up-to-date reference on the life of a legend.
